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cunha.

wedge

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkũ.ɲɐ/Brazil[ˈkũ.j̃ɐ]Brazil/ˈku.ɲɐ/Portugal

  1. wedge

    feminine

  2. connections

    feminine · figuratively
    ter uma cunha
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese cunna, cuna, from Vulgar Latin *cunea, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱū (“sting”). Compare Spanish cuña.

verb/ˈkũ.ɲɐ/Brazil[ˈkũ.j̃ɐ]Brazil/ˈku.ɲɐ/Portugal

  1. inflection of cunhar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of cunhar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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