nagô

See also: nago, Nago, nägo, nägö, and nǟgõ

Portuguese

Etymology

From Fon anagó (“Yoruba”), from Yoruba Ànàgó.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /naˈɡo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐˈɡo/ [nɐˈɣo]

Hyphenation: na‧gô

Noun

nagô m or f by sense (plural nagôs)

(Brazil) someone of Yoruba descent, especially a descendant of slaves brought to Brazil

Noun

nagô m (uncountable)

(Brazil) Yoruba (a Niger-Congo language spoken in western Africa)
Synonyms: ioruba, iorubá, iorubano

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