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Matangatanga

Noun class IVnounpluralReviewedplural · page 284

Definitions

  1. 1
    Hobble; handcuffs.

    PT Maneia; algemas.·FR Entrave; menottes.

  2. 2
    Chain which, fastened to the feet, shortens the steps of the wearer.

    PT Corrente que, presa aos pés, faz encurtar os passos do paciente.·FR Chaîne qui, attachée aux pieds, fait raccourcir les pas du porteur.

  3. 3
    Imprisonment; prison.

    PT Prisão.·FR Prison.

  4. 4
    Way of walking with legs apart.

    PT Maneira de andar de pernas abertas.·FR Manière de marcher les jambes écartées.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 284 (left)