Portuguese spellingKúuaba
Definitions
- 1To be fitting; to be lawful, good.
PT Convir; ser lícito, bom.·FR Convenir; être licite, bon.
Seen in the folk-tales
- "A! makutu mé! O kuuaba, ku uauab' eie, ngana iami, o muhetu ua mundele, ua mu tumbul' ó, ukala kota se eie?""Oh! thy lies! The beauty (with) which thou art beautiful, my mistress, the white lady, whom thou mentionest, can she be superior to thee?"II · told by “Piolho”
- "E! Kamadía, tata, tuendele mu ngeleja; tua di uana muhatu a mundele; o kuuaba kuê, k'o lo dia mundu, kî tua mu muenietu.""Eh! Kamaria, why! we went to church: we wondered at a white lady, her beauty, on the face of the earth we have not seen her like."II · told by “Piolho”
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- 3To be pretty, beautiful; to have beauty.
PT Ser bonito, formoso; ter beleza.·FR Être joli, beau; avoir de la beauté.
- 4nounPrettiness; quality of being good.
PT Boniteza; qualidade de bom.·FR Beauté; qualité de bon.