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Latin
Pronoun
cuia
- inflection of cuius:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Pronoun
cuiā
- ablative feminine singular of cuius
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Tupi kuîa.
Pronunciation
Noun
cuia f (plural cuias)
- calabash (fruit of calabash vine (Lagenaria siceraria))
- Synonyms: cabaça, porongo
- calabash (utensil traditionally made of the dried shell of a calabash)
- (South Brazil) a vessel, traditionally made from the dried tip of a calabash, used to drink maté
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