chicungunha

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Portuguese[edit]

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

chicungunha

Alternative forms[edit]

chikungunya

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English chikungunya, from Makonde chikungunya (“that which bends up”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.kũˈɡũ.ɲɐ/ [ʃi.kũˈɡũ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.kũˈɡu.ɲa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃi.kũˈɡu.ɲɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.kũˈɡu.ɲɐ/

Rhymes: -uɲɐ
Hyphenation: chi‧cun‧gu‧nha

Noun[edit]

chicungunha f (uncountable)

chikungunya
Synonym: catolotolo

See also[edit]

dengue
zica

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