anauê

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi anauê (literally “you are my brother”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.nawˈe/ [a.naʊ̯ˈe]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.nawˈe/

• Hyphenation: a‧nau‧ê

Interjection

anauê

1. (Brazil, dated or dialectal) designating a greeting or salutation (a term usually uttered with the raised gesture of the right hand, originally used by the Boy Scouts and from the 1930s onwards by members of the Brazilian Integralist Action.)

Usage notes

• Similar to the Nazi salute Heil (Hitler), although it does not particularly refer to any leader. Equivalent to the Roman salute.