ndengue

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu ndenge.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Angola) IPA(key): [nˈdẽɡ(ɨ)]
  • Hyphenation: nden‧gue

Noun

ndengue m or f by sense (plural ndengues)

  1. (Angola) child, girl, boy
    • 2023 November 9, Álvaro Santos, Céu e Terra (Malambas da Vida)‎[1], ., →ISBN:
      Meus ndengues, na nossa cultura tradicional africana, passe a generalização, o casamento tem como base um fator preponderante: a família.
      My children, in our traditional African culture, ignore the generalisation, marriage has as its basis a preponderant factor: family.

References

  1. ^ “ndengue”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Further reading

  • “ndengue”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
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