maranhense
Portuguese, noun/ma.ɾɐ̃ˈɲẽ.si/
maranhense is spelled M-A-R-A-N-H-E-N-S-E (10 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,696th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maranhense is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “native or inhabitant of Maranhão” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural ou habitante do estado do Maranhão, Brasil”.
What does maranhense mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineof Maranhão
noun
- 1
femininemasculinenative or inhabitant of Maranhão
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. do estado do Maranhão, Brasil
noun: 1. natural ou habitante do estado do Maranhão, Brasil
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 maranhense
- maranhenses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maranhense?
- Brazil /ma.ɾɐ̃ˈɲẽ.si/
- Brazil [ma.ɾɐ̃ˈj̃ẽ.si]
- Portugal /mɐ.ɾɐˈɲẽ.sɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is maranhense in Portuguese?
maranhense appears 3.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).