aqué
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Fon àkwɛ́ or Gun àkwẹ́.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]aqué m (plural aqués)
- (Brazil, religion) money given for the materials of offerings in Afro-Brazilian religions
- 2012 September 26, Eduard Montgomery Meira Costa, Xangô, Meu Pai! O Orixá Rei[1], Clube de Autores, page 39:
- A gamela também representa o dar e o receber, pois é a artura oferecida ao Orixá e a fé nele que fará receber seu quinhão. É na gamela que é depositado o aqué […]
- The trough also represents giving and receiving, as it is the food offered to the Orisha, and the faith in the Orisha that will ensure receiving one's share. It is in the trough that money [for the materials of the offerings] is deposited […]
- 2023 October 3, Jéssica Nascimento, Festas, dramaturgias e teatros negros na cidade de São Paulo: Olaegbékizomba[2], EDUC – Editora da PUC-SP, →ISBN:
- — discussões sobre o aqué (dinheiro) - textos que falam sobre consumo, sapatos, carros, casas, trocas de mercadorias e enriquecimento da população negra;
- — discussions about money - texts that talk about consumption, shoes, cars, houses, trade, and the economic advancement of the black community;
- (Brazil, gay slang) money
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dinheiro
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