quengada

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kẽˈɡa.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kẽˈɡa.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kẽˈɡa.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kẽˈɡa.dɐ/ [kẽˈɡa.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: quen‧ga‧da

Etymology 1

From quengo (“astute person”) +‎ -ada.

Noun

quengada f (plural quengadas)

1. (Brazil, slang) swindle; fraud; trickery
2. (Brazil, slang) stupidity; foolishness

Etymology 2

From quenga (“prostitute”) +‎ -ada.

Noun

quengada f (plural quengadas)

1. (Brazil, slang, derogatory) a group of prostitutes

Further reading

• “quengada”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024