Guiné

See also: Guine, guiñe, and guiñé

Portuguese

Guiné

Etymology

Of uncertain origin; possibly from a Berber source like Tarifit aynaw (“mute”) (alternative form agnaw) i.e “those who don't speak our language” (compare the similarly constructed Slavic term *němьcь (“foreigner”, literally “not-speak”), as in Polish Niemiec (“German”)). Or, possibly after the city of Djenné. More at Guinea.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈnɛ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈnɛ/

• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Hyphenation: Gui‧né

Proper noun

Guiné f

1. (historical) Guinea (the coastal regions of Subsaharan West Africa)
2. Guinea (a country in West Africa)

   Synonyms: República da Guiné, Guiné-Conacri

3. (informal) Synonym of Guiné-Bissau

Derived terms

• guineano
• guineense

Descendants

• → English: Guinea

References

Law, Gwillim: Administrative Subdivisions of Countries, p.160