égua

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Kabuverdianu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Portuguese égua.

Noun[edit]

égua

  1. mare

References[edit]

  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese égua, egua, egoa, from Latin equa. Compare Spanish yegua (mare).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

égua f (plural éguas)

  1. mare
    Hypernym: cavalo

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Kabuverdianu: égua

Interjection[edit]

égua

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) fucking hell, Jesus H. Christ, bloody hell, fuck, shit, crikey (interjection of astonishment and difficulty)

Further reading[edit]