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mona

Portuguese, noun/ˈmõ.nɐ/

mona is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “rag doll” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of mono. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “macaca, fêmea do mono”.

What does mona mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininefemale equivalent of mono

  2. 2

    femininerag doll

  3. 3

    Brazilfeminineinformalvagina

  4. 4

    feminineinformaldrunkenness

  5. 5

    femininethe state of being upset, bothered or annoyed

  6. 6

    Brazilfeminineinformalwoman

  7. 7

    feminineinformalhead

  8. 8

    femininearmor used by the bullfighter under his shorts

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculineslangchild, boy or girl

  2. 2

    femininemasculineslangperson or folx

noun

  1. 1

    femininea goat lacking one of its horns

adjective

  1. 1

    femininefeminine singular of mono

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. macaca, fêmea do mono 2. bebedeira 3. cabeça 4. boneca de trapos

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 mona

  • monas plural

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

How do you pronounce mona?

  • Brazil /ˈmõ.nɐ/
  • Portugal /ˈmo.nɐ/

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

English words that translate to mona

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

How common is mona in Portuguese?

mona appears 7.8 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).