nhá

See also: nha, nhả, nhã, and nhà

Portuguese

Etymology

Shortened form of sinhá, itself a shortened form of senhora.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

nhá f (plural nhás)

  1. (obsolete) an affectionate term of address given by African nannies to young women
    Synonyms: iaiá, nhanhá

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *s-ɲaːʔ (to chew; to masticate).

Verb

nhá • (, )

  1. (especially of an old person) to chew (carefully, usually something hard to eat); to masticate
  2. (telephony) to ring someone and then immediately hang up so that they'll call you back and get charged for you
    Synonym: nhá máy

Etymology 2

Particle

nhá

  1. (colloquial) alternative form of nhé

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