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ufano

Portuguese, adjective/uˈfɐ̃.nu/

ufano is a Portuguese adjective meaning “proud” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of ufanar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “orgulhoso de algo, vaidoso de si, de sua condição ou circunstância”.

What does ufano mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    proud

  2. 2

    arrogant; smug

verb

  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of ufanar

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. orgulhoso de algo, vaidoso de si, de sua condição ou circunstância 2. arrogante, jactancioso; com patriotismo exacerbado 3. condição de satisfação íntima; ufanado 4. ser acometido de ufania

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 ufano

  • ufana feminine
  • ufanos masculine plural
  • ufanas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce ufano?

  • Brazil /uˈfɐ̃.nu/
  • Portugal /uˈfɐ.nu/
  • Portugal /uˈfa.nu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is ufano in Portuguese?

ufano appears about once in every 69 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).