nham
Portuguese, interjection/ˈɲɐ̃/
nham is spelled N-H-A-M (4 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 70,152nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nham is a Portuguese interjection meaning “nom (the sound of eating, especially when related to tasty food)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “expressa a vontade de comer algo de deliciosidade bastante agradável ou que muito apetece”.
What does nham mean in English?
interjection
- 1
nom (the sound of eating, especially when related to tasty food)
- 2
yum (indicates delight at the taste of food)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. expressa a vontade de comer algo de deliciosidade bastante agradável ou que muito apetece
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 nham
- nham! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nham?
- Brazil /ˈɲɐ̃/
- Brazil [ˈj̃ɐ̃]
- Portugal /ˈɲɐm/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nham
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nham in Portuguese?
nham 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).