Guiné
See also: Guine, guiñe, and guiñé
Portuguese
Guiné
Etymology
Of uncertain origin; possibly from a Berber source like Tuareg aginaw "black people"[1], or after the city of Djenné. More at Guinea.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡiˈnɛ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡiˈnɛ/
- Rhymes: -ɛ
- Hyphenation: Gui‧né
Proper noun
Guiné f
- (historical) Guinea (the coastal regions of Subsaharan West Africa)
- Guinea (a country in West Africa)
- Synonyms: República da Guiné, Guiné-Conacri
- (informal) Synonym of Guiné-Bissau
Derived terms
- guineano
- guineense
Descendants
- → English: Guinea
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “Guinea”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.