tanchagem
Portuguese, noun/tɐ̃ˈʃa.ʒẽj̃/
tanchagem is spelled T-A-N-C-H-A-G-E-M (9 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written Portuguese, the 161,170th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tanchagem is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “plantain (any plant of the genus Plantago)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta vivaz e medicinal, do gênero Plantago”.
What does tanchagem mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineplantain (any plant of the genus Plantago)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta vivaz e medicinal, do gênero Plantago 2. planta alismácea
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 tanchagem
- tanchagens plural
- tansagem alternative
- transagem alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tanchagem?
- Brazil /tɐ̃ˈʃa.ʒẽj̃/
- Brazil [tɐ̃ˈʃa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
- Portugal /tɐ̃ˈʃa.ʒɐ̃j̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tanchagem
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tanchagem in Portuguese?
tanchagem appears about once in every 31 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).