na ponta da língua

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Galician na punta da lingua and Spanish en la punta de la lengua.

Adjective[edit]

na ponta da língua (invariable)

  1. (idiomatic) known by heart, completely
  2. (idiomatic) on the tip of one's tongue (known but only partially)

See also[edit]

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