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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Mandinka Mandinka (“someone from Mande”), from Mandiŋ (“Mande”) + -ka (“inhabitant suffix”).
Noun
mandinga m or f by sense (plural mandingas)
- Mandinka
Noun
mandinga f (plural mandingas)
- magic, sorcery, witchcraft
- Synonyms: feitiço, magia, manipanço
- (informal, figuratively) difficult, trouble
Etymology 2
Verb
mandinga
- inflection of mandingar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandinka Mandinka (“someone from Mande”), from Mandiŋ (“Mande”) + -ka (“inhabitant suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /manˈdinɡa/
- Rhymes: -inɡa
- Syllabification: man‧din‧ga
Adjective
mandinga m or f (masculine and feminine plural mandingas or mandinga)
- Mandinka
Noun
mandinga m or f by sense (plural mandingas or mandinga)
- Mandinka
- (South America) the Devil
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