Portuguese definitions
- 1
- Short, piercing bladed weapon
- Dagger
- Double-edged knife
- Stiletto
- Pike.
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Ngúmba
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Ngumba
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Portuguese definitions
- 1adjective
- e sub. (IX) Who works
- Who does works
- Master Worker
- Who lives by labour
- Workman
- 2
- Fond of work
- Workman; journeyman (of the trade). Day labourer
- fig. Former copper coin worth 3 ctv. (30 reis)
Examples- 💬ng'a mu bana ngumba
- 3
- sub. zool. Insect of the hymenopteran genus, whose larva is parasitic on other insects
- Ichneumon.
Examples- 💬ngumba tete
- 4
- Sawfly
- fig. Potter
- Mason, worker who works with clay or mortar.