See also: egua

Kabuverdianu edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Portuguese égua.

Noun edit

égua

  1. mare

References edit

  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese égua, egua, egoa, from Latin equa. Compare Spanish yegua (mare).

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

égua f (plural éguas)

  1. mare
    Hypernym: cavalo

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Kabuverdianu: égua

Interjection edit

égua

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) fucking hell, Jesus H. Christ, bloody hell, fuck, shit, crikey (interjection of astonishment and difficulty)

Further reading edit