banguela
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Benguela, a city in Angola.[1][2] It is said that its inhabitants once had the custom of filing their incisor teeth.[3]
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ban‧gue‧la
Adjective
[edit]banguela m or f (plural banguelas)
- toothless (having no teeth)
- Synonym: desdentado
Noun
[edit]banguela m or f by sense (plural banguelas)
- a toothless person
Noun
[edit]banguela f (plural banguelas)
- (Brazil, automotive, slang) neutral (position of gears)
- Synonyms: ponto morto, neutro
Adjective
[edit]banguela
Noun
[edit]banguela
- female equivalent of banguelo
References
[edit]- ^ “banguela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- ^ “banguela”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- ^ Sérgio Nogueira (2014) “Palavras que vêm de línguas africanas”, in G1, retrieved 12 August 2024
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