vingança

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese vingança, vengança, from vingar (“to avenge”) + -ança (“-ance”), from Latin vindicāre (“to avenge; to liberate; to protect”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vĩˈɡɐ̃.sɐ/

  • Audio (Oporto, Portugal)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃sɐ
  • Hyphenation: vin‧gan‧ça

Noun

vingança f (plural vinganças)

  1. revenge (retaliatory action)
    Synonyms: desforra, represália, retaliação, vindita, (Brazil, Minho) vingação

Derived terms
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