Guiné

See also: Guine, guiñe, and guiñé

Portuguese

Guiné

Etymology

Of uncertain origin; possibly from a Berber source like Tuareg aginaw "black people",[1] or after the city of Djenné. More at Guinea.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈnɛ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈnɛ/

Rhymes: -ɛ
Hyphenation: Gui‧né

Proper noun

Guiné f

(historical) Guinea (the coastal regions of Subsaharan West Africa)
Guinea (a country in West Africa)
Synonyms: República da Guiné, Guiné-Conacri
(informal) Synonym of Guiné-Bissau

Derived terms

Descendants

→ English: Guinea

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Guinea”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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