banguela

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Benguela, a city in Angola.[1][2] It is said that its inhabitants once had the custom of filing their incisor teeth.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɐ̃ˈɡɛ.lɐ/

  • Hyphenation: ban‧gue‧la

Adjective

banguela m or f (plural banguelas)

  1. toothless (having no teeth)
    Synonym: desdentado

Noun

banguela m or f by sense (plural banguelas)

  1. a toothless person

Noun

banguela f (plural banguelas)

  1. (Brazil, automotive, slang) neutral (position of gears)
    Synonyms: ponto morto, neutro

Adjective

banguela

  1. feminine singular of banguelo

Noun

banguela

  1. female equivalent of banguelo

References

  1. ^ “banguela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
  2. ^ “banguela”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
  3. ^ Sérgio Nogueira (2014) “Palavras que vêm de línguas africanas”, in G1, retrieved 12 August 2024
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