cunha

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) wedge
2. (feminine, figuratively) connections

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of cunhar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of cunhar:

Hyphenated as

cu‧nha

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkũ.ɲɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: cuneus

Cognate with Spanish: cuña

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese cunna, cuna, from Vulgar Latin *cunea, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱū (“sting”). Compare Spanish cuña.