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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English chikungunya, from Makonde chikungunya (“that which bends up”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uɲɐ
- Hyphenation: chi‧cun‧gu‧nha
Noun
chicungunha f (uncountable)
- chikungunya
- Synonym: catolotolo
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