nheengatu

See also: Nheengatu

Portuguese

Alternative forms

nhengatu

Etymology

From Old Tupi nhe’enga (“language”) +‎ katu (“good”).

Cognate with nheengatú.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɲẽ.ɡaˈtu/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɲẽ.ɡɐˈtu/

Hyphenation: nhe‧en‧ga‧tu

Noun

nheengatu m (uncountable)

Nheengatu (Tupian language spoken as a lingua franca in colonial Brazil)
Synonym: língua geral

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