nanquim
Portuguese, noun/nɐ̃ˈkĩ/
nanquim is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “India ink; China ink (Asian black ink made of lampblack)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tinta preta, indelével, originária de cidade chinesa de Nanquim, usada em desenho”.
What does nanquim mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineIndia ink; China ink (Asian black ink made of lampblack)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tinta preta, indelével, originária de cidade chinesa de Nanquim, usada em desenho
noun: 1. cidade chinesa
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 nanquim
- nanquins plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nanquim?
- Brazil /nɐ̃ˈkĩ/
- Portugal /nɐ̃ˈkĩ/
- Portugal /nɐ̃.ˈkĩ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is nanquim in Portuguese?
nanquim appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).