ventoinha

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From vento (wind) +‎ -inha. The Cape Verdean sense is in reference to the party's iconography, which depicts a fan.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: ven‧to‧i‧nha

Noun[edit]

ventoinha m or f by sense (plural ventoinhas)

  1. (feminine only) fan (electrical device used to cool people or machinery)
  2. (feminine only) weather vane (a device showing the direction of the wind)
  3. (Cape Verde, politics) a member of the Movement for Democracy