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Tendu

Noun class IXnounNeeds reviewpage 364

Definitions

  1. 1
    Chestnut; coconut kernel; almond; stone (of a fruit).

    PT Castanha; coco-nete; amêndoa; caroço.·FR Châtaigne; noix de coco; amande; noyau.

  2. 2
    figurative
    Hymen; virginity.

    PT Hímen; virgindade.·FR Hymen; virginité.

  3. 3
    Fragment of oil-palm nut shell, suitable for burning.

    PT Caco de castanha de dendém, próprio para queimar.·FR Tesson de noix de palme à huile, propre à brûler.

    • Kibala tendu
  4. 4
    Said of the fermented, rancid coconut kernel.

    PT Diz-se do coco-nete fermentado, ardido.·FR Se dit de la noix de coco fermentée et rance.

    • tendu ia ngángu
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 364 (right)