nhaca

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /(i)ˈɲa.kɐ/ [(i)ˈj̃a.kɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /(i)ˈɲa.ka/

  • Rhymes: -akɐ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Bantu.

Noun

nhaca m (plural nhacas)

  1. (Angola) a sovereign (e.g.: a king)

Etymology 2

From Tsonga nyaka.

Noun

nhaca f (plural nhacas)

  1. (Mozambique) a humus, terra preta
  2. (Mozambique) a swamp

Etymology 3

Perhaps from Old Tupi îakûa.

Noun

nhaca f (plural nhacas)

  1. (Brazil) alternative form of inhaca
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