quenga

Meaning

1. (Brazil, feminine) a container made with half of a coconut shell
2. (Angola, Brazil, derogatory, feminine) prostitute; immoral woman
3. (Brazil, feminine) chicken stew with okra

Concepts

prostitute

harlot

whore

fancy woman

girl

👧

ho

hooker

hustler

slut

streetwalker

strumpet

tart

trollop

woman

👩

lady of pleasure

sporting lady

woman of the street

working girl

prosty

fornicatrix

stem siren

puta

oiran

lady of the night

bawd

comfort girl

cocotte

cyprian

Synonyms

menina

👧

prostituta

puta

rapariga

👧

devassa

vadia

mulher da vida

peripatética

meretriz

rameira

messalina

mulher de vida fácil

cortesã

mulher pública

Translations

meretrice

bagascia

fille

👧

pute

troia

mignotta

prostituta

catin

prostituée

putain

prostituta

puttana

Prostituierte

Nutte

barram

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkẽ.ɡɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu: kienga

In summary

Borrowed from Kimbundu kienga (“pot”).