miçanga
Portuguese, noun/miˈsɐ̃.ɡɐ/
miçanga is spelled M-I-Ç-A-N-G-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 104,744th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Miçanga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of missanga” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que missanga”.
What does miçanga mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineBrazilian Portuguese standard spelling of missanga
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que missanga
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 miçanga
- miçangas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce miçanga?
- Brazil /miˈsɐ̃.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /miˈsɐ̃.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is miçanga in Portuguese?
miçanga appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).