gingar
Portuguese
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps of African origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Brazil) /ʒĩˈɡa(ʁ)/, [ʒĩˈɡa(h)]
- IPA(key): (São Paulo) /ʒĩˈɡa(ɾ)/, [ʒĩˈɡa(ɾ)]
- IPA(key): (Rio de Janeiro) /ʒĩˈɡa(ʁ)/, [ʒĩˈɡa(χ)]
- IPA(key): (Portugal) /ʒĩˈɡaɾ/, [ʒĩˈɡaɾ]
- Hyphenation: gin‧gar
Verb
gingar (first-person singular present indicative gingo, past participle gingado)
- to sway, to waddle, especially one's body while dancing
- Synonyms: saracotear, requebrar, menear
Related terms
- ginga, gingado