anágua

Portuguese

Etymology

From prothesis of nágua.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈna.ɡwɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈna.ɡwɐ/ [ɐˈna.ɣwɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈna.ɡwɐ/ [ɐˈna.ɣwɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈna.ɡwɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧ná‧gua

Noun

anágua f (plural anáguas)

1. petticoat (thin piece of clothing wore under a skirt or dress)

   Synonyms: nágua, saiote

Further reading

• “anágua”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “anágua”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026