See also: mingua

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ĩɡwɐ
  • Hyphenation: mín‧gua

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mingua, from minguar. Compare Galician mingua and Spanish mengua.

Noun

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míngua f (plural mínguas)

  1. decrease
  2. lack

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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míngua

  1. inflection of minguar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative