monstrengo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • mostrengo

Etymology

From monstro +‎ -engo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mõsˈtɾẽ.ɡu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /mõʃˈtɾẽ.ɡu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mõsˈtɾẽ.ɡo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mõʃˈtɾẽ.ɡu/

  • Rhymes: -ẽɡu

Noun

monstrengo m (plural monstrengos, feminine monstrenga, feminine plural monstrengas)

  1. a monster
  2. (figurative, derogatory) a very ugly person

Derived terms

  • monstrengar

Further reading

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