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Kukúnya

verbintransitiveReviewedpage 203

Portuguese spellingKukúnha

Definitions

  1. 1
    • To gnash; to nibble; to gnaw.
    • To strip the flesh from; to clean (bones) with the teeth.

    PT Rilhar; esburgar; roer. · Descarnar; limpar (os ossos) com os dentes.·FR Grincer; ronger; mâcher. · Décharner; nettoyer (les os) avec les dents.

    • kukúnha ifuba
  2. 2
    noun
    Stripping of flesh; defleshing.

    PT Descarnamento.·FR Décharnement.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 203 (right)\u00b7 modern spelling canonical, source spelling redirected