nhaca

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Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Bantu.

Noun[edit]

nhaca m (plural nhacas)

  1. (Angola) a sovereign (e.g.: a king)

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

nhaca f (plural nhacas)

  1. (Mozambique) a humus, terra preta
  2. (Mozambique) a swamp

Etymology 3[edit]

Perhaps from Old Tupi îakûa.

Noun[edit]

nhaca f (plural nhacas)

  1. (Brazil) Alternative form of inhaca