bandoná

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

• bandona (Sotavento)
• bandonâ (Fogo)

Etymology

From Portuguese abandonar.

Verb

bandoná

1. (Barlavento) abandon

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish abandonar

Verb

bandoná

1. to abandon, leave, desert
2. to give up, relinquish
3. (idiomatic) to abandon, leave behind

See also

• abandoná