Portuguese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Arabic الكُنْيَة (al-kunya, “surname”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈkũ.ɲɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈkũ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈku.ɲa/ [aʊ̯ˈku.ɲa]
alcunha f (plural alcunhas)
- nickname, soubriquet
- Synonyms: (dated or Brazil) apelido, epíteto
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
alcunha
- inflection of alcunhar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative