cunhã

See also: cunha and Cunha

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi kunhã (“woman”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kũˈɲɐ̃/ [kũˈj̃ɐ̃]

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈɲɐ̃/

• Hyphenation: cu‧nhã

Noun

cunhã f (plural cunhãs) (Amazonas, Brazil)

1. girl, young woman

   Synonyms: cunhantã, cunhatã, cunhataim

2. woman of indigenous Brazilian ancestry
3. 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.