moranga
Portuguese, noun/moˈɾɐ̃.ɡɐ/
moranga is spelled M-O-R-A-N-G-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 88,020th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Moranga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pumpkin (fruit of the Cucurbita pepo vine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of morangar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “abóbora”.
What does moranga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepumpkin (fruit of the Cucurbita pepo vine)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. abóbora 2. o mesmo que bicho-de-pé (Tunga penetrans)
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 moranga
- morangas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce moranga?
- Brazil /moˈɾɐ̃.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /muˈɾɐ̃.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to moranga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is moranga in Portuguese?
moranga appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).