henê

See also: hene, hene-, and hënë

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈne/

• Rhymes: -e

Noun

henê m (plural henês)

1. product designed to straighten and darken hair
   • 2021 January 26, Carla Cintia Conteiro, Vozes Femininas Negras‎^[1], Clube de Autores, →ISBN, page 29:

     A panela no fogão com o henê borbulhando, indo direto do fogo, para minha cabeça. Depois fizeram chapinha e ferro quente.

     The pot on the stove with the henê bubbling, going straight from the fire to my head. Then they used a flat iron and a hot comb.

Further reading

• “henê”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025