anauê

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi anauê (literally “you are my brother”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.nawˈe/ [a.naʊ̯ˈe]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.nawˈe/

• Hyphenation: a‧nau‧ê

Interjection

anauê

1. (Brazil, archaic) designating a greeting or salutation (a term usually uttered with the raised gesture of the right hand, originally used by the Boy Scouts and from the 1930s onwards by members of the Brazilian Integralist Action.)

Usage notes

• Equivalent to the Nazi salute Heil (Hitler).