bangue

English

Noun

bangue (uncountable)

1. Archaic spelling of bhang.

References

• “bangue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐ̃.ɡi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐ̃.ɡɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃ɡi, (Portugal) -ɐ̃ɡɨ
• Hyphenation: ban‧gue

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *bangōną

Old English *bangian

Old Norse bangabor.

Middle English *bangen

English bangbor.

Portuguese bangue

Borrowed from English bang.

Interjection

bangue

1. (onomatopoeia) bang (verbal percussive sound)

   Synonym: cabum

Derived terms

• bangue-bangue

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bangue m (plural bangues)

1. (São Paulo, slang) thing

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:coisa

Further reading

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