candonga

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈdõ.ɡɐ/

  • Rhymes: -õɡɐ
  • Hyphenation: can‧don‧ga

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish candonga with the same meaning, or from Kimbundu kandonge (“weak love”), from ka- (diminutive suffix) +‎ ndonge (“love”).

Noun

candonga f (plural candongas) (slang)

  1. flattery, adulation
    Synonyms: lisonja f, bajulação f
  2. trickery
    Synonyms: ardil m, artimanha f
  3. gossip
    Synonyms: intriga f, mexerico m
  4. (Brazil) girlfriend
    Synonym: namorada f

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Kimbundu kandenge, from ka- (diminutive suffix) +‎ ndenge (“small, petty”).

Noun

candonga f (plural candongas)

  1. (chiefly Angola) smuggling
    Synonym: contrabando m
  2. (Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau) moonshine made from water, alcohol and syrup
  3. (Guinea-Bissau) mixed means of transport (both for merch and passengers)
Derived terms
  • candongar
  • candonguice

References

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