dengo

Musi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də.ŋɔ/
  • Hyphenation: de‧ngo

Verb

dengo

  1. (intransitive) to hear (to perceive with the ear)
  2. (transitive) to hear (to perceive with the ear)
  3. (intransitive) to listen (to pay attention to a sound)
  4. (intransitive) to listen (to wait for a sound)
  5. (intransitive) to listen (to accept oral instruction)

Derived terms

  • dengoké (“listening”)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Kimbundu ndengue.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdẽ.ɡu/

Noun

dengo m (plural dengos)

  1. (Brazil) tantrum (childish display of bad temper)
  2. (Brazil) a display of sadness or loneliness in order to receive affection

References

  1. ^ “Palavras aportuguesadas”, in Ciberdúvidas‎[1] (in Portuguese), 28 February 2007, retrieved 19 July 2017
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