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Kukumbikinya

verbintransitiveReviewedpage 202

Portuguese spellingKukumbikinha

Definitions

  1. 1
    To be tongue-tied; to be stumped.

    PT Embuchar; embatucar.·FR Rester bouche bée; être interloqué.

    • mu kuzela u akumbikinha
  2. 2
    To become perplexed, tongue-tied (in speaking).

    PT Ficar perplexo, engasgado (no falar).·FR Rester perplexe, embarrassé (en parlant).

  3. 3
    To hesitate (for not knowing what to say).

    PT Hesitar (por não saber que dizer)·FR Hésiter (par manque de mots).

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 202 (right)\u00b7 modern spelling canonical, source spelling redirected