monhé
Portuguese, noun/mɔˈɲɛ/
monhé is spelled M-O-N-H-É (5 letters) and appears about once in every 46 million words in written Portuguese, the 191,310th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Monhé is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Anyone whose origins are perceived to be from South Asia/the Indian subcontinent; Paki” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mestiço de árabe e negro”.
What does monhé mean in English?
noun
- 1
PortugalfemininemasculineoffensiveAnyone whose origins are perceived to be from South Asia/the Indian subcontinent; Paki
- 2
femininemasculineoffensivea Muslim Mozambican
- 3
datedfemininemasculineoffensivea merchant of Arabic or South Asian heritage
- 4
datedfemininemasculineoffensivea person of Arabic and Black heritage
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mestiço de árabe e negro 2. pessoa proveniente da Índia e outros países asiáticos
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 monhé
- monhés plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce monhé?
- Portugal /mɔˈɲɛ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is monhé in Portuguese?
monhé appears about once in every 46 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).