alcunha

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Arabic الكُنْيَة (al-kunya, surname).

Pronunciation

 

  • 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