ufanista
Portuguese, adjective/u.faˈnis.tɐ/
ufanista is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “excessively prideful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a ou que demonstra ufanismo”.
What does ufanista mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineexcessively prideful
- 2
femininemasculinejingoistic (extremely patriotic)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a ou que demonstra ufanismo
noun: 1. indivíduo ufano, especialmente no que diz respeito ao seu país
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 ufanista
- ufanistas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ufanista?
- Brazil /u.faˈnis.tɐ/
- /u.faˈniʃ.tɐ/
- Portugal /u.fɐˈniʃ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ufanista in Portuguese?
ufanista appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).