vénia
Portuguese, noun
vénia is spelled V-É-N-I-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 62,709th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vénia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a bow or nod of courtesy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, vênia is a different word: “Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of vénia”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “licença, permissão”.
What does vénia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea bow or nod of courtesy
- 2
feminineconsent; permission
- 3
feminineforgiveness; pardon
noun
- 1
feminineBrazilian Portuguese standard spelling of vénia
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. licença, permissão 2. desculpa, perdão, indulgência 3. absolvição 4. sinal de cortesia
noun: 1. licença, permissão 2. desculpa, perdão, indulgência 3. absolvição 4. sinal de cortesia
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 vénia
- vénias plural
- vênia alternative Brazil
- vênias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is vénia in Portuguese?
vénia appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).