Polyglot Dictionary

anão

/aˈnãw/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os anões

Meaning

  1. dwarf

    • Sete anões vivem na cabana.

      Seven dwarfs live in the cottage.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

nanico

anão is the standard word, including for mythological "dwarves"; nanico is more colloquial or pejorative, describing someone as short or tiny, sometimes derogatory.

Similar in other languages

German

Zwerg

Zwerg is the German word for the same thing — both mean "dwarf."

Spanish

enano

enano is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "dwarf."

French

nain

nain is the French word for the same thing — both mean "dwarf."

Practice

1 What does anão mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sete ___ vivem na cabana.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches anão?

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