tronga
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɾõ.ɡɐ/
- Hyphenation: tron‧ga
Noun
tronga f (plural trongas)
Usage notes
In Alentejo mostly used as a mild insult towards women and female animals, the literal meaning being all but forgotten.
Further reading
- “tronga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “tronga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “tronga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025