capenga
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈpẽ.ɡɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈpẽ.ɡa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈpẽ.ɡɐ/
Adjective
capenga m or f (plural capengas)
- (Brazil) lame (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one’s feet or legs)
- (Brazil) unsteady
- (Brazil) low-quality, defective or incomplete
Further reading
- “capenga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “capenga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026