Nheengatu

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proper noun

A Tupian trade language spoken in Brazil.

Similar
GeralModern TupíWaengatuYeral
OriginPortuguese nheengat ← Nheengatu nheengatú ← Língua Geral Amazônica nhe'engatu →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Neengatu · alternative Nhengatu · alternative Nyengato · alternative Nyengatú

  1. A Tupian trade language spoken in Brazil.

    Synonyms: Geral, Modern Tupí, Waengatu, Yeral

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA Tupian trade language spoken in Brazil.

Similar
GeralModern TupíWaengatuYeral
Also see
geralmodern tupíwaengatuyeral

Origin

  1. Old Tupinhe'eng
  2. Old Tupikatu
  3. Língua Geral Amazônicanhe'engatu
  4. Nheengatunheengatú
  5. Portuguesenheengat
  6. EnglishNheengatu

Borrowed from Portuguese nheengatu, from Nheengatu nheengatú.

More words from Portuguese, Nheengatu

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Translations

Portuguese língua geral, nheengatu
  • língua geraltrade language
  • nheengatutrade language
Russian ньенгату
  • ньенгату (nʹjengatu)trade language
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APA

Nheengatu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nheengatu

MLA

“Nheengatu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nheengatu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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