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frango.

young chicken

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɾɐ̃.ɡu/Brazil/ˈfɾɐ̃.ɡu/Portugal
  1. young chicken

    masculine
  2. poultry (chicken meat)

    masculine
    De vaca ou de frango?
  3. young boy

    colloquial · figuratively · masculine
  4. a skinny man or boy, especially one who has just started working out and has not developed a muscular figure yet

    Brazil · figuratively · masculine · slang
  5. a goal resulting from a shameful mistake by the goalkeeper

    masculine
  6. a goal resulting from a shameful mistake by the goalkeeper the goalkeeper who makes this mistake

    Brazil · masculine
  7. homosexual man

    Northeast-Brazil · derogatory · masculine
Where this word comes from

Altered from earlier frângão, of unknown origin. Possibly from Late Latin franganus, perhaps a popular or remodeled formation connected with Latin fringilla (“small bird”), with nasal variation or deformation of the stem, though the phonological development is irregular and uncertain. First attested in the 19th century.

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