nounmasculinepl: manikins
manequim
1. A life-sized anatomical model of the human body used for medical education, demonstration, or practice
Medical students practiced surgical techniques on a manikin before operating on real patients.
Estudantes de medicina praticaram técnicas cirúrgicas em um manequim antes de operar em pacientes reais.
2. A mannequin or dummy used to display clothes in retail settings
The store dressed the manikin in the new winter collection.
A loja vestiu o manequim com a nova coleção de inverno.
3. A small or dwarf-like figure; a diminutive person (archaic/literary)
The artist sculpted a manikin with exquisite detail.
O artista esculpiu um manequim com detalhe exquisito.
In Brazilian Portuguese, 'manequim' is the standard term for both anatomical teaching models and fashion display dummies. In medical education contexts across Brazil, the term 'manequim anatômico' is commonly used. The word has Dutch origins (from 'manneken') and entered English during the 16th-17th centuries. In contemporary usage, especially in fashion retail, 'manequim' can also refer to fashion models, creating occasional ambiguity in Portuguese.
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →