paranauê

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • paranaê

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.naˈwe/, /ˌpa.ɾa.naˈwe/

  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧na‧uê

Noun

paranauê m (plural paranauês)

  1. (Brazil, capoeira) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
  2. (Brazil, colloquial) thingamajig (something whose name is unknown)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:coisa
    • 2016 July 18, Hugo Oda, “O Cavaleiro James” (4:03 from the start), in Os Under-Undergrounds, season 1, episode 21, spoken by James (Robson Kumode), São Paulo: Tortuga Studios, via Nickelodeon:
      Lembra que eu falei que tava vidrado num jogo de computador? Então, eu fui jogar depois do ensaio, apareceu uns paranauê[sic] na tela e vim parar dentro do jogo!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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