panaca
Portuguese, noun/paˈna.kɐ/
panaca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a person with those characteristics; an idiot, a fool” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa tonta, simplória”.
What does panaca mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilderogatoryfeminineinformalmasculinestupid, idiotic
noun
- 1
Brazilderogatoryfeminineinformalmasculinea person with those characteristics; an idiot, a fool
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de pessoa tonta, simplória
noun: 1. pessoa tonta, simplória
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 panaca
- panacas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce panaca?
- Brazil /paˈna.kɐ/
- Portugal /pɐˈna.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is panaca in Portuguese?
panaca appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).