nhenhenhém
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUncertain, possibly onomatopoeic or from reduplication of Old Tupi nhe'eng (“to speak”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ẽj̃
- Hyphenation: nhé‧nhé‧nhém
Interjection
editnhenhenhém
Noun
editnhenhenhém m (plural nhenhenhéns)
- (Brazil, informal, derogatory) a repetitive and/or annoying speech, especially of complaints; whining
References
edit- “nhenhenhém”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “nenhenhém”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
- “nhenhenhém”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “nhe-nhe-nhem”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “nhenhenhém”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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