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cangoeira

Portuguese, noun/kɐ̃.ɡoˈe(j).ɾɐ/

cangoeira is spelled C-A-N-G-O-E-I-R-A (9 letters). Cangoeira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “small flute made from the bones of the dead, used by Brazilian Indigenous peoples” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does cangoeira mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininesmall flute made from the bones of the dead, used by Brazilian Indigenous peoples

  2. 2

    femininelean female piglet

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of cangoeira

  • cangoeiras plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce cangoeira?

  • Brazil /kɐ̃.ɡoˈe(j).ɾɐ/
  • Brazil [kɐ̃.ɡoˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • Portugal /kɐ̃ˈɡwɐj.ɾɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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