nheengatu

See also: Nheengatu

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• nhengatu

Etymology

Borrowed from Nheengatu nheengatú.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɲẽ.ɡaˈtu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɲẽ.ɡɐˈtu/

• Hyphenation: nhe‧en‧ga‧tu

Noun

nheengatu m (uncountable)

1. Nheengatu (Tupian language spoken as a lingua franca in colonial Brazil)

   Synonym: língua geral