mulungu
Portuguese, noun/mu.lũˈɡu/
mulungu is spelled M-U-L-U-N-G-U (7 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 82,742nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mulungu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “mulungu (Erythrina mulungu)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “município brasileiro do estado do Ceará”.
What does mulungu mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinemulungu (Erythrina mulungu)
- 2
Brazilmasculinecoral tree (any species in the genus Erythrina)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Ceará 2. município brasileiro do estado da Paraíba 3. distrito brasileiro do município de Porteirinha do estado de Minas Gerais
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 mulungu
- mulungus plural
- murungu alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mulungu?
- Brazil /mu.lũˈɡu/
- Portugal /mu.lũˈɡu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mulungu in Portuguese?
mulungu appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).