maranha
Portuguese, noun/maˈɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/
maranha is spelled M-A-R-A-N-H-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese, the 178,247th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maranha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “tangled threads” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “enredo de fios”.
What does maranha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetangled threads
- 2
femininewoolen warp before treading
- 3
feminineset of awnings for olive harvesting
- 4
feminineplot; intrigue
- 5
feminineintricate subject
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. enredo de fios 2. tecido de lã antes de passar pelo pisão 3. conflito, falsidade, labirinto, enredo intrincado
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of maranha
- maranhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maranha?
- Brazil /maˈɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [maˈɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /mɐˈɾɐ.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is maranha in Portuguese?
maranha appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).