candonga
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Portuguese
[edit]Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -õɡɐ
- Hyphenation: can‧don‧ga
Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish candonga with the same meaning, or from Kimbundu kandonge (“weak love”), from ka- (diminutive suffix) ndonge (“love”).
Noun
[edit]candonga f (plural candongas) (slang)
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Kimbundu kandenge, from ka- (diminutive suffix) ndenge (“small, petty”).
Noun
[edit]candonga f (plural candongas)
- (chiefly Angola) smuggling
- Synonym: contrabando m
- (Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau) moonshine made from water, alcohol and syrup
- (Guinea-Bissau) mixed means of transport (both for merch and passengers)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “candonga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/õɡɐ
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