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moina.

beggar

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmoj.nɐ/Portugal/ˈmɔj.nɐ/Portugal
  1. beggar

    Portugal · by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
  2. police officer

    Portugal · by-personal-gender · feminine · informal · masculine
  3. rascal, trickster

    Portugal · by-personal-gender · dated · derogatory · feminine · masculine
  4. car guard (informally employed person in charge of finding parking spots for cars)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
  5. loafer, idler

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain, possibly from Occitan amoinà (“to beg”) or French moine. Compare Galician moina.

noun/ˈmoj.nɐ/Portugal/ˈmɔj.nɐ/Portugal
  1. police

    Portugal · feminine · informal
  2. loitering

    feminine
  3. laziness

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain, possibly from Occitan amoinà (“to beg”) or French moine. Compare Galician moina.

verb/ˈmoj.nɐ/Portugal/ˈmɔj.nɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of moinar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of moinar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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