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Kúria

verbnountransitiveintransitiveReviewedpage 226

Definitions

  1. 1
    To eat.

    PT Comer.·FR Manger.

  2. 2
    To be colourful, vivid, tinted.

    PT Estar colorido, vivo, tinto.·FR Être coloré, vif, teinté.

    • jimbumbaj'ári
  3. 3
    To swindle; to deceive; to delude.

    PT Intrujar; enganar; iludir.·FR Escroquer; tromper; illusionner.

    • kúriamatukuta
  4. 4
    verbtransitive
    To kill.

    PT Matar.·FR Tuer.

    • kúriamuenhu ua mutu
  5. 5
    noun
    Food.

    PT Comida.·FR Nourriture.

    • kúriaku alandula o ngombo
  6. 6
    Christmas Eve supper; supper.

    PT Consoada; ceia.·FR Réveillon; souper.

    • kúriakua usuku
  7. 7
    Ceremony consisting of the offering, late at night, of food to the souls of the dead.

    PT Cerimónia que consiste na oferta, alta noite, de comidas às almas dos mortos.·FR Cérémonie consistant à offrir, en pleine nuit, des aliments aux âmes des morts.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 226 (left)