chuinga

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English chewing gum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈĩ.ɡɐ/ [ʃʊˈĩ.ɡɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃwĩ.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈĩ.ɡɐ/ [ʃʊˈĩ.ɡɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃwĩ.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈĩ.ɡa/ [ʃʊˈĩ.ɡa], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃwĩ.ɡa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃwĩ.ɡɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃwĩ.ɡɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃwĩ.ɡɐ/

• Hyphenation: chu‧in‧ga

Noun

chuinga m or f by sense (plural chuingas)

1. (Angola, Mozambique) chewing gum

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pastilha elástica