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Kíka

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Portuguese definitions

  1. 1
    • Resemblance to ancestors.
    • Atavism.
    • The property of reproducing beings to transmit to their descendants qualities or defects that were particular to them.
    Examples
    • 💬kíka kia muífi ua
  2. 2
    • Capital sin; original crime
    • Religious dogma or precept transmitted to future generations.
    • fig. Proscription.
    Examples
    • 💬kíka ki atuxila kuku' etu
  3. 3
    • adj. Sinner
    • Atavistic.
    Examples
    • 💬Mukua kíka
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