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jangada

  • /ʒəŋˈɡɑdə/
  • /d͡ʒəŋˈɡɑdə/

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From Portuguese jangada.

noun jangadas

  1. A traditional wooden sailing raft of northern Brazil. We went out into the bay on Paulo's jangada and I dived into the clear water and struck off some distance, then floated and looked back at the handsome boat.

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"jangada." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jangada. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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jangada. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jangada

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"jangada." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jangada.

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@misc{jangada_2026,
  title = {jangada},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jangada},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}