égua

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Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese égua.

Noun

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égua

  1. mare

References

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  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese égua, egua, egoa, from Latin equa. Compare Spanish yegua (mare).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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égua f (plural éguas)

  1. mare
    Hypernym: cavalo
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Descendants

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  • Kabuverdianu: égua
  • Macanese: égu

Interjection

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égua

  1. (Brazil, colloquial, regional) fucking hell, Jesus H. Christ, bloody hell, fuck, shit, crikey (interjection of astonishment and difficulty)

Further reading

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