modinha
Portuguese, noun/mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/
modinha is spelled M-O-D-I-N-H-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 39,050th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Modinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “popular music” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of moda. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “estilo musical, caracterizado por canções aceleradas, surgido na segunda metade do século XVIII”.
What does modinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of moda
- 2
femininepopular music
- 3
Brazilfemininemodinha (a kind of sentimental song of Brazil)
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialderogatoryfemininemasculinea person who follows a trend during its period of popularity
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que é adepto de qualquer moda banalizada
noun: 1. estilo musical, caracterizado por canções aceleradas, surgido na segunda metade do século XVIII 2. um estilo musical sentimental 3. moda banalizada
noun: 1. aquele que é adepto de qualquer moda banalizada
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 modinha
- modinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce modinha?
- Brazil /mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /mɔˈdi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to modinha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is modinha in Portuguese?
modinha appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).