tanajura
Portuguese, noun/ta.naˈʒu.ɾɐ/
tanajura is spelled T-A-N-A-J-U-R-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 89,875th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tanajura is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “leaf-cutter ant (any ant in the genus Atta)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “denominação das fêmeas de diversas espécies de saúvas caracterizadas pelo grande acúmulo de gordura na região…”.
What does tanajura mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineleaf-cutter ant (any ant in the genus Atta)
- 2
Brazilfeminineleaf-cutter ant queen
- 3
Brazilcolloquialfemininea woman with big buttocks
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. denominação das fêmeas de diversas espécies de saúvas caracterizadas pelo grande acúmulo de gordura na região abdominal 2. mulher de cintura fina e largos quadris 3. pessoa de nádegas volumosas
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 tanajura
- tanajuras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tanajura?
- Brazil /ta.naˈʒu.ɾɐ/
- Portugal /tɐ.nɐˈʒu.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tanajura in Portuguese?
tanajura appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).