nhaca
Portuguese, noun/(i)ˈɲa.kɐ/
nhaca is spelled N-H-A-C-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written Portuguese, the 142,541st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nhaca is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a sovereign (e.g.: a king)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “forma alternativa de inhaca”.
What does nhaca mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea sovereign (e.g.: a king)
noun
- 1
femininea humus, terra preta
- 2
femininea swamp
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininealternative form of inhaca
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. forma alternativa de inhaca
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 nhaca
- nhacas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nhaca?
- Brazil /(i)ˈɲa.kɐ/
- Brazil [(i)ˈj̃a.kɐ]
- Portugal /ˈɲa.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is nhaca in Portuguese?
nhaca appears about once in every 23 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).