égua

See also: egua

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese égua.

Noun

égua

  1. mare
  2. female horse

References
  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese égua, egua, egoa, from Latin equa. Compare Spanish yegua (“mare”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ɡwɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ɡwa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ɡwɐ/ [ˈɛ.ɣwɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ɛɡwɐ
  • Hyphenation: é‧gua

Noun

égua f (plural éguas)

  1. mare
    Hypernym: cavalo

Descendants
  • Kabuverdianu: égua

Interjection

égua

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) fucking hell, Jesus H. Christ, bloody hell, fuck, shit, crikey (interjection of astonishment and difficulty)

Further reading
  • “égua” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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