sanha
Portuguese, noun/ˈsɐ̃.ɲɐ/
sanha is spelled S-A-N-H-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 40,952nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sanha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “rage, infuriation, anger” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fúria; ímpeto de raiva; crueldade; furor”.
What does sanha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerage, infuriation, anger
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fúria; ímpeto de raiva; crueldade; furor 2. madeira de Cabinda, muito aplicada em construções
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 sanha
- sanhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sanha?
- Brazil /ˈsɐ̃.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [ˈsɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /ˈsɐ.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sanha in Portuguese?
sanha appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).