égua
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See also: egua
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese égua.
Noun
égua
References
- Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese égua, egua, egoa, from Latin equa. Compare Spanish yegua (“mare”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛɡwɐ
- Hyphenation: é‧gua
Noun
égua f (plural éguas)
Related terms
Descendants
- Kabuverdianu: égua
- Macanese: égu
Interjection
égua
- (Brazil, colloquial, regional) fucking hell, Jesus H. Christ, bloody hell, fuck, shit, crikey (interjection of astonishment and difficulty)
Further reading
- “égua” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “égua”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “égua”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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