palanquim
Portuguese, noun/pa.lɐ̃ˈkĩ/
palanquim is spelled P-A-L-A-N-Q-U-I-M (9 letters) and appears about once in every 56 million words in written Portuguese, the 209,413th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Palanquim is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “palanquin (Asian litters or sedan chairs, especially enclosed palanquins)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does palanquim mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepalanquin (Asian litters or sedan chairs, especially enclosed palanquins)
- 2
masculinesynonym of liteireiro, litter-bearer, (especially) palanquin-bearer
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of palanquim
- palanquins plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce palanquim?
- Brazil /pa.lɐ̃ˈkĩ/
- Portugal /pɐ.lɐ̃ˈkĩ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to palanquim
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is palanquim in Portuguese?
palanquim appears about once in every 56 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).