nana
Portuguese, noun/ˈnɐ̃.nɐ/
nana is spelled N-A-N-A (4 letters) and appears 3.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,792nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nana is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “nap; a quick or little sleep” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of nanar.
What does nana mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenap; a quick or little sleep
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).
Forms of nana
- nanas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nana?
- Brazil /ˈnɐ̃.nɐ/
- Portugal /ˈnɐ.nɐ/
- Portugal /ˈna.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is nana in Portuguese?
nana appears 3.8 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).