Cape Verdean
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See also: Capeverdean
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cape Verde + -an
Adjective[edit]
Cape Verdean (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, the Cape Verdean people or the Cape Verdean language.
- Synonym: Cabo Verdean
- 2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 219:
- I hear [...] the surf on the Cape Verdean beaches is incredible.
- 2022 April 12, Jazmine Hughes, “Viola Davis, Inside Out”, in The New York Times Magazine[1]:
- He was a Cape Verdean boy who identified as Portuguese to differentiate himself from African Americans, despite being nearly the same shade as Davis.
Translations[edit]
of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, its people or their language
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Noun[edit]
Cape Verdean (plural Cape Verdeans)
- A person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent.
- Synonym: Cabo Verdean
- 2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 295:
- Cape Verdeans waiting with perfect, timeless patience for a boat that may or may not come.
- 2016 May 4, Saskia de Rothschild, “An Atlantic Archipelago’s Main Export: Music”, in The New York Times[2]:
- For Helio Batalha, a 27-year-old hip-hop artist who performed at the music expo, that blending of cultures and history has led to a form of identity crisis for young Cape Verdeans.
Hypernyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent
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Proper noun[edit]
Cape Verdean
- A creole language spoken in Cape Verde.
- Synonyms: Cape Verdean Creole, Cabo Verdean, Kabuverdianu
Further reading[edit]
- Ethnologue entry for Cape Verdean, kea
- Cape Verdean Creole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia