ventoinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From vento (“wind”) +‎ -inha. The Cape Verdean sense is in reference to the party's iconography, which depicts a fan.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vẽ.toˈĩ.ɲɐ/ [vẽ.toˈĩ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vẽ.toˈi.ɲa/
 

  • Hyphenation: ven‧to‧i‧nha

Noun

ventoinha f (plural ventoinhas)

  1. fan (electrical device used to cool people or machinery)
  2. weather vane (a device showing the direction of the wind)

Noun

ventoinha m or f by sense (plural ventoinhas)

  1. (Cape Verde, politics) a member/supporter of the Movement for Democracy (MpD)
    Coordinate term: tambarina (member/supporter of the PAICV, the MpD's main rival)
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