This is the 6605th most frequent Portuguese word.
falanga
"Falanga" in Portuguese refers to a method of corporal punishment involving beating the soles of the feet.
Here, 'falanga' refers to a military formation used in ancient warfare, the phalanx.
O historiador descreveu a formação da falanga na era antiga.
The historian described the formation of the phalanx in ancient times.
In this context, 'falanga' refers to the bone structure of a finger or toe.
Na aula de anatomia, aprendemos sobre os ossos que compõem a falanga do dedo.
In anatomy class, we learned about the bones that make up the finger's phalanx.
This usage highlights 'falanga' in a metaphorical sense, referring to structured and unified formations or groups.