zungueira

Portuguese

Etymology

Derived from Kimbundu nzunga (“wander, walk around”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /zũˈɡe(j).ɾɐ/ [zũˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /zũˈɡe(j).ɾɐ/ [zũˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /zũˈɡe(j).ɾa/ [zũˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zũˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zũˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /zũˈɡej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /zũˈɡej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /zũˈɡe.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: zun‧guei‧ra

Noun

zungueira f (plural zungueiras)

1. (Angola) woman walking around the streets selling different goods inside a bowl carried over her head

Further reading

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