pelanca
Portuguese, noun/peˈlɐ̃.kɐ/
pelanca is spelled P-E-L-A-N-C-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 112,486th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pelanca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “flaccid skin, wrinkled skin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “carne engelhada e magra”.
What does pelanca mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineflaccid skin, wrinkled skin
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculineslangexperienced/veteran reporter
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. carne engelhada e magra 2. pele flácida 3. carne de má qualidade
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 pelanca
- pelancas plural
- pelanga alternative
- pelhanca alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pelanca?
- Brazil /peˈlɐ̃.kɐ/
- Portugal /pɨˈlɐ̃.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pelanca in Portuguese?
pelanca appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).