nhaca

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -akɐ
  • IPA(key): /ˈɲa.kɐ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Bantu.

Noun

nhaca m (plural nhacas)

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

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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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