onanismo
Portuguese, noun/o.naˈniz.mu/
onanismo is spelled O-N-A-N-I-S-M-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 42 million words in written Portuguese, the 183,862nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Onanismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “onanism (masturbation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “masturbação, especialmente a masculina”.
What does onanismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineonanism (masturbation)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. masturbação, especialmente a masculina 2. coito interrompido; prática sexual sem finalidade de procriação 3. atividade solitária ou improdutiva
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 onanismo
- onanismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce onanismo?
- Brazil /o.naˈniz.mu/
- /o.naˈniʒ.mu/
- Portugal /ɔ.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 onanismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is onanismo in Portuguese?
onanismo appears about once in every 42 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).