the North, Pará
/ku.ɲɐ̃ˈtɐ̃/koo-nyah-TAHNnoun
girl, young woman
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Tupi-derived word for a girl or young woman, alive across the Amazon (Priberam labels it Amazonas); it carries regional pride and folkloric colour — think Boi-Bumbá and caboclo speech — rather than being neutral everyday vocabulary.
Aquela cunhantã é de Belém.
That young woman is from Belém.
A cunhantã conhece bem o rio.
Regional patterns, not hard borders. A word may be used outside the highlighted area, and multiple words can coexist in the same region. Falando highlights the strongest and most useful patterns from its sources.
The girl knows the river well.
Minha sobrinha tá ficando uma cunhantã linda.
My niece is becoming a lovely young woman.
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