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mendaz

Portuguese, adjective/mẽˈda(j)s/

mendaz is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “mendacious, lying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se daquele que falta com a verdade”.

What does mendaz mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    femininemasculinemendacious, lying

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. diz-se daquele que falta com a verdade 2. diz-se daquele que trai, que falta com a confiança

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 mendaz

  • mendazes plural
  • mendace alternative obsolete

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce mendaz?

  • Brazil /mẽˈda(j)s/
  • Brazil [mẽˈda(ɪ̯)s]
  • /mẽˈda(j)ʃ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to mendaz

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.