cunhã

See also: cunha and Cunha

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi kunhã (“woman”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kũˈɲɐ̃/ [kũˈj̃ɐ̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈɲɐ̃/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈɲɐ̃/

Hyphenation: cu‧nhã

Noun

cunhã f (plural cunhãs) (Amazonas, Brazil)

girl, young woman
Synonyms: cunhantã, cunhatã, cunhataim
woman of indigenous Brazilian ancestry
Short for cunhã-poranga.

Further reading

“cunhã” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
“cunhã” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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