cunhada

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kũˈɲa.dɐ/ [kũˈj̃a.dɐ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈɲa.dɐ/ [kuˈɲa.ðɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈɲa.dɐ/ [kuˈɲa.ðɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈɲa.dɐ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: cu‧nha‧do

Etymology 1

Feminine of cunhado.

Noun

cunhada f (plural cunhadas, masculine cunhado, masculine plural cunhados)

1. sister-in-law
2. (Brazil) girlfriend or wife of a man in prison

   Synonym: mulher de preso

Related terms

• cunhado

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

cunhada f sg

1. feminine singular of cunhado

Further reading

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