ndengue

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu ndengue.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈndẽ.ɡi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈndẽ.ɡi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈndẽ.ɡe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈndẽ.ɡɨ/ [ˈnðẽ.ɡɨ]

• (Angola) IPA^(key): [nˈdẽɡ(ɨ)]
• Hyphenation: nden‧gue

Noun

ndengue m or f by sense (plural ndengues)

1. (Angola) child, girl, boy
   • 2023 November 9, Álvaro Santos, Céu e Terra (Malambas da Vida)‎^[1], ., →ISBN:

     "Meus ndengues, na nossa cultura tradicional africana, passe a generalização, o casamento tem como base um fator preponderante: a família.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “ndengue”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024