paranauê
Portuguese, noun/pa.ɾa.naˈwe/
paranauê is spelled P-A-R-A-N-A-U-Ê (8 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written Portuguese, the 138,138th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paranauê is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “A salutation used in capoeira” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does paranauê mean in English?
noun
- 1
BrazilmasculineA salutation used in capoeira.
- 2
Brazilcolloquialmasculinethingamajig (something whose name is unknown)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of paranauê
- paranauês plural
- paranaê alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paranauê?
- Brazil /pa.ɾa.naˈwe/
- Brazil /ˌpa.ɾa.naˈwe/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is paranauê in Portuguese?
paranauê appears about once in every 22 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).