corcunda

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• carcunda

Etymology

From the variant carcunda, said to be borrowed from Kimbundu. Or, a variant of corcova (“hump”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koʁˈkũ.dɐ/ [kohˈkũ.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koʁˈkũ.dɐ/ [kohˈkũ.dɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /koɾˈkũ.dɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koʁˈkũ.dɐ/ [koχˈkũ.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koɻˈkũ.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾˈkũ.dɐ/

Noun

corcunda f (plural corcundas)

1. hump (deformity of the human back)

   Synonyms: corcova, geba, giba

Noun

corcunda m or f by sense (plural corcundas)

1. humpback (humpbacked person)

   Synonym: corcovado

Descendants

• → Spanish: carcunda

Adjective

corcunda m or f (plural corcundas)

1. humpbacked

Further reading

• “corcunda”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “corcunda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025