ventoinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From vento (wind) +‎ -inha. The Cape Verdean sense is in reference to the party's iconography, which depicts a fan.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ven‧to‧i‧nha

Noun

ventoinha f (plural ventoinhas)

  1. fan (electrical device used to cool people or machinery)
  2. weather vane (a device showing the direction of the wind)

Noun

ventoinha m or f by sense (plural ventoinhas)

  1. (Cape Verde, politics) a member/supporter of the Movement for Democracy (MpD)
    Coordinate term: tambarina (member/supporter of the PAICV, the MpD's main rival)

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