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chicungunha

Alternative forms

chikungunya (unadapted form)

Etymology

Borrowed from English chikungunya, from Makonde chikungunya (“that which bends up”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.kũˈɡũ.ɲɐ/ [ʃi.kũˈɡũ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.kũˈɡu.ɲa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃi.kũˈɡu.ɲɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.kũˈɡu.ɲɐ/

Rhymes: -ũɲɐ, -uɲɐ
Hyphenation: chi‧cun‧gu‧nha

Noun

chicungunha f (uncountable)

chikungunya
Synonym: catolotolo

See also

dengue
zica

Further reading

“chicungunha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chicungunha