missanga

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• miçanga (Brazil)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈsɐ̃.ɡɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ɡɐ
• Homophone: miçanga
• Hyphenation: mis‧san‧ga

Noun

missanga f (plural missangas) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. glass bead

   Synonym: conta

Descendants

• → Japanese: ミサンガ (misanga)

Further reading

• “missanga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “missanga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• Helena Figueira (2008). missanga/miçanga in FLiP.