lengalenga
See also: lenga-lenga
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: len‧ga‧len‧ga
Noun
lengalenga f (plural lengalengas)
- rigmarole
- monotonous, tiresome, droning speech
- 1922, Aquilino Ribeiro, Cinco réis de gente, 3rd edition, Lisbon: Bertrand, page 16:
- Acabada a lengalenga, pretendi que bisasse.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 294:
- [...] o único professor presente quando entraram [na sala de aula] era Binns, [...] preparando-se para continuar sua monótona lengalenga sobre a guerra dos gigantes.
- [...] the only present teacher when they entered [the classroom] was Binns, [...] preparing to continue his monotonous explanation about the giants' war.
- (Portugal) Synonym of parlenda