"monhé" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /mɔˈɲɛ/ [Portugal] Forms: monhés [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛ Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|pt}} Unknown Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense}} monhé m or f by sense (plural monhés), {{tlb|pt|offensive|racial slur}} (offensive, ethnic slur)
  1. (Portugal, Africa) Anyone whose origins are perceived to be from South Asia/the Indian subcontinent; Paki Tags: Africa, Portugal, by-personal-gender, ethnic, feminine, masculine, offensive, slur
    Sense id: en-monhé-pt-noun-oLcclfas Categories (other): African Portuguese, European Portuguese, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese ethnic slurs, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 2 12 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 2 9 6 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 70 5 10 15 Disambiguation of Portuguese ethnic slurs: 76 5 9 10 Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 32 18 27 23
  2. (Mozambique) a Muslim Mozambican Tags: Mozambique, by-personal-gender, ethnic, feminine, masculine, offensive, slur
    Sense id: en-monhé-pt-noun-GcV7HhmQ Categories (other): Mozambican Portuguese, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 32 18 27 23
  3. (Mozambique, dated) a merchant of Arabic or South Asian heritage Tags: Mozambique, by-personal-gender, dated, ethnic, feminine, masculine, offensive, slur
    Sense id: en-monhé-pt-noun-FQY1Z2LX Categories (other): Mozambican Portuguese, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 32 18 27 23
  4. (Mozambique, dated) a person of Arabic and Black heritage Tags: Mozambique, by-personal-gender, dated, ethnic, feminine, masculine, offensive, slur
    Sense id: en-monhé-pt-noun-zzxRmHbK Categories (other): Mozambican Portuguese, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 32 18 27 23

Inflected forms

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