funana

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See also: funaná

English

Noun

funana (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of funaná
    • 2009 June 23, Jon Pareles, “Commanding the Stage at Another French Open”, in New York Times:
      With a limber, inviting voice, Ms. Andrade fuses Cape Verdean styles — the gentle morna and the peppier coladeira and funana — with Brazilian music, jazz and hints of African styles.

Ternate

Pronunciation

Noun

funana

  1. the porcupinefish (family Diodontidae)

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh