nanismo
Portuguese, noun/naˈniz.mu/
nanismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “dwarfism (condition of being a dwarf)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “condição que faz com que o indivíduo tenha estatura muito abaixo do comum”.
What does nanismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedwarfism (condition of being a dwarf)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. condição que faz com que o indivíduo tenha estatura muito abaixo do comum 2. crescimento deficiente de planta ou órgão vegetal
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 nanismo
- nanismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nanismo?
- Brazil /naˈniz.mu/
- /naˈniʒ.mu/
- Portugal /nɐˈniʒ.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nanismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nanismo in Portuguese?
nanismo appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).