"capanga" meaning in Portuguese

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      "expansion": "Borrowed from Kimbundu kapanga (“armpit”)",
      "name": "bor+"
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Kimbundu kapanga (“armpit”), referencing individuals lazing about save occasional nixers.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "capangas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "hyphenation": [
    "ca‧pan‧ga"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "2024 December 29, Jean Peixoto, “Esquartejado por ordem da namorada”, in Diário Gaúcho, Porto Alegre, page 11:",
          "text": "A investigação aponta que o crimen teria ocorrido em uma casa do bairro, onde há um ponto de tráfico. Suspeita-se que o namorado de presa teria sido morto a tiros por capangas a mando dela, por ciúmes.",
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        "thug (a criminal hired to treat others violently or roughly)"
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        "(Brazil) thug (a criminal hired to treat others violently or roughly)"
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      "ipa": "/kaˈpɐ̃.ɡɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈpɐ̃.ɡa/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐˈpɐ̃.ɡɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
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    }
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  "word": "capanga"
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      "name": "bor+"
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  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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    "ca‧pan‧ga"
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