nheengatu

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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)

  1. Nheengatu (Tupian language spoken as a lingua franca in colonial Brazil)
    Synonym: língua geral