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Meaning of "macua" in the Portuguese dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF MACUA IN PORTUGUESE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MACUA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
article
Macua can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MACUA MEAN IN PORTUGUESE?

Macua language

Macao language or EMakua is a family of Bantu languages ​​spoken in northern Mozambique, most of which are macuas, members of the largest ethnic group in this country, about 2.5 million people. It is spoken in the north-central region of the country, in the provinces of Nampula, Niassa, Cabo Delgado and Zambézia.

PORTUGUESE WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MACUA

arrecua · bécua · capicua · quicua · recua · reicua · récua · áscua

PORTUGUESE WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MACUA

macu · macuá · macuba · macubeia · macubéia · macuca · macucana · macucar · macucau · macucauá · macucava · macuco · macucu · macucurana · macuim · macujá · macujé · maculação · maculado · maculador

PORTUGUESE WORDS THAT END LIKE MACUA

Nicarágua · Perpétua · Pádua · adua · agua · antiqua · charrua · chihuahua · grua · lua · língua · mua · nua · pua · rua · régua · sua · tua · ua · água

Synonyms and antonyms of macua in the Portuguese dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «macua» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF MACUA

Find out the translation of macua to 25 languages with our Portuguese multilingual translator.

The translations of macua from Portuguese to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «macua» in Portuguese.
zh

Translator Portuguese - Chinese

Macua
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator Portuguese - Spanish

Macua
570 millions of speakers
en

Translator Portuguese - English

Macua
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator Portuguese - Hindi

Macua
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator Portuguese - Arabic

Macua
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator Portuguese - Russian

Macua
278 millions of speakers
pt

Portuguese

macua
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator Portuguese - Bengali

Macua
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator Portuguese - French

macua
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator Portuguese - Malay

Macua
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator Portuguese - German

Macua
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator Portuguese - Japanese

Macua
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator Portuguese - Korean

Macua
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator Portuguese - Javanese

Macua
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator Portuguese - Vietnamese

Macua
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator Portuguese - Tamil

Macua
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator Portuguese - Marathi

Macua
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator Portuguese - Turkish

Macua
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator Portuguese - Italian

Macua
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator Portuguese - Polish

Macua
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator Portuguese - Ukrainian

Macua
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator Portuguese - Romanian

Macua
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator Portuguese - Greek

Macua
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator Portuguese - Afrikaans

Macua
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator Portuguese - Swedish

Macua
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator Portuguese - Norwegian

Macua
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of macua

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MACUA»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of macua
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our Portuguese online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «macua».

Examples of use in the Portuguese literature, quotes and news about macua

EXAMPLES

10 PORTUGUESE BOOKS RELATING TO «MACUA»

Discover the use of macua in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to macua and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Portuguese literature.
1
Cultura acústica e letramento em Moçambique: em busca de ...
O grupo macua é falado nas regiões de Vila Cabral, Amaramba, boa parte dos distritos de Moçambique, Cabo Delgado e até parte da Zambézia. Podemos considerar os subgrupos macua-litoral, macua-ma- cuana, macua-meto, ...
José de Sousa Miguel Lopes, 2004
2
A Numeração Em Moçambique
Fonte: António Pires Prata, Gramática da Língua Macua e seus 1 10 16 20 26 Dialêctos, Cucujães, 1960, p. 118-145 Os povos macuas têm os seus números próprios, mais ou menos comuns aos bantus. Os do litoral, mais influenciados pelos ...
Paulus Gerdes, 2008
3
História Geral da África – Vol. VI – África do século XIX à ...
A elite macua adotou esse tipo de estratégia suicida. Até os anos 1850, os macua foram os principais exportadores de escravos para a Ilha de Moçambique . Suas atividades predatórias provocaram indiretamente uma vasta migração das  ...
Editor J. F. Ade Aja Yi, 2010
4
Mother Africa, Father Marx: Women's Writing of Mozambique, ...
The snake sparks a series of memories, which take Facache back to her own origins, and recall the tales her Macua father used to tell about the symbolic meaning of snakes. Unraveling her past through dreams, stories, and recollections, ...
Hilary Owen, 2007
5
Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board
The discharge of Lorenzo Macua Macua began work in the production department in March 1999 under Supervisor Tony Venegas. He was a member of the Union's organizing committee and testified that he gave about 1 8 authorization cards ...
Bernan, National Labor Relations Board (U S ), 2008
6
The Poacher Hunter
One such person was Macua, the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya. Once he became aware of how skilful Jomo was, Macua wanted him to work for himself and no one else. What Macua wanted, Macua always got. When asked to work ...
Robert Turley, 2010
7
Macua
La palabra Macua proviene de Makhuwa y ésta de Nikhuwa, que significa lago o pantano. Ello se debe a que los pueblos provenientes de Katanga habitaban en las zonas lacustres y pantanosas (Makhmva-plural y Nikhuwa-singular).
Heriberto Feraudy Espino, 2002
8
The African Diaspora in the Indian Ocean
The Portuguese had contacts with the Macua on the mainland opposite Mozambique Island and occasionally with groups encountered in the coastal estuaries82. Mozambicans were also brought to Sri Lanka during the Dutch and British Eras.
Shihan de S. Jayasuriya, Richard Pankhurst, 2003
9
Infertility Around the Globe: New Thinking on Childlessness, ...
Furthermore, Macua men may be considered the cause of infertility in any given case—a rare finding in the literature on infertility in “traditional” African societies. In the case of suspected male infertility, the woman and/ or her relatives may ...
Marcia Claire Inhorn, Frank van Balen, 2002
10
The Origins of War in Mozambique. a History of Unity and ...
The former are “Macua Interior” (Nampula and Niassa), “Macua-Meto” (Niassa and Cabo Delgado) and “Macua-Lomwe” (Zambezi and Niassa); while the latter are “Macua Rovuma” (near the Tanzanian borders), “Macua Chaca” (the south of  ...
Sayaka Funada-Classen, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MACUA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term macua is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Controversy over Kiambu tycoon Moses Macua's death deepens
Family members of Moses Macua, 52, have alleged that the slain tycoon's car, a Nissan Navara double cabin pick-up, which was parked near the club where he ... «The Standard Digital News, Sep 15»
2
Controversy clouds death of tycoon who was stabbed over Sh500
Moses Macua,52, who was stabbed to death allegedly after an argument over Sh 950 meat bill last Tuesday night in a club in Ruiru.The family is calling for ... «The Standard Digital News, Sep 15»
3
ELA denuncia que la avería de los ascensores del Pabellón Macua
ELA ha denunciado que la avería de los dos ascensores del Pabellón Macua del Hospital de Basurto ha obligado este pasado martes al personal sanitario a ... «eldiario.es, Jun 15»
4
PNB desmanteló la banda El Macua: se dedicaba a la extorsión de …
(Caracas, 18 de marzo. Nota de prensa).- El Cuerpo de Policía Nacional Bolivariana (CPNB), desmanteló la banda El Macua, que se encargaba de extorsionar ... «Noticias24, Mar 15»
5
Carta abierta de Fernando García Macua a los socios del Athletic
Ante la expectación que se ha creado en torno a la posibilidad de que encabezara una vez más una candidatura a las elecciones del Athletic Club convocadas ... «Athletic El Correo, Feb 15»
6
Ivan Tambo: O "pertinaz" da moda
A arte de bem vestir é uma das características do povo macua. Mas há bastante tempo que não se promove a moda, em Nampula. Para inverter a situação, ... «@Verdade Online, Feb 15»
7
García Macua, juzgado por deudas de la última campaña electoral
Bilbao - Fernando García Macua todavía no ha desvelado si se presentará como candidato a las elecciones del próximo 27 de marzo. En el entorno rojiblanco ... «Deia, Feb 15»
8
El denunciante de Macua le acusa de no pagar el dinero pactado
Daniel Ros, propietario de 'Ros y etcétera', indicó ayer a este periódico que el expresidente del Athletic Fernando García Macua incumplió un pacto sobre el ... «Athletic El Correo, Feb 15»
9
Macua pide a Urrutia aplazar las elecciones del Athletic a junio
Fernando García Macua se ha dirigido hoy por carta a Josu Urrutia, presidente del Athletic, para pedirle que aplace las elecciones, convocadas el próximo 27 ... «Athletic El Correo, Feb 15»
10
“É preferível eu enforcar-me do que um dia desses dizerem que o …
... o presidente da Renamo afirmou que “a partir de hoje (sábado) qualquer elemento da Polícia que brincar com macua aqui, aquela brincadeira de amarrar e ... «@Verdade Online, Feb 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Macua [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-pt/macua>. May 2024 ».
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