sunga
Portuguese, noun/ˈsũ.ɡɐ/
sunga is spelled S-U-N-G-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 37,239th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sunga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sunga, swim briefs, speedos (narrow men's swimsuit)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “calção de banho elástico, utilizado por pessoas do sexo masculino, que cobre apenas as nádegas, a região…”.
What does sunga mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininesunga, swim briefs, speedos (narrow men's swimsuit)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. calção de banho elástico, utilizado por pessoas do sexo masculino, que cobre apenas as nádegas, a região púbica e os órgãos sexuais
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 sunga
- sungas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sunga?
- Brazil /ˈsũ.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /ˈsũ.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sunga in Portuguese?
sunga 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).