alcunha

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Arabic الكُنْيَة (al-kunya, “surname”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈkũ.ɲɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈkũ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈku.ɲa/ [aʊ̯ˈku.ɲa]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈku.ɲɐ/ [aɫˈku.ɲɐ]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ũɲɐ, (Portugal) -uɲɐ
  • Hyphenation: al‧cu‧nha

Noun

alcunha f (plural alcunhas)

  1. nickname, soubriquet
    Synonyms: (dated or Brazil) apelido, epíteto
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Malay: alkonya

Etymology 2

Verb

alcunha

  1. inflection of alcunhar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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