nheengatu
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See also: Nheengatu
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Tupi nhe’enga (“language”) + katu (“good”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: nhe‧en‧ga‧tu
Noun[edit]
nheengatu m (uncountable)
- Nheengatu (Tupian language spoken as a lingua franca in colonial Brazil)
- Synonym: língua geral