Guiné

See also: Guine, guiñe, and guiñé

Portuguese
Guiné

Etymology

Of uncertain origin; possibly from a Berber source like Tuareg aginaw "black people"[1], or after the city of Djenné.

Proper noun

Guiné f

  1. (historical) Guinea (the coastal regions of Subsaharan West Africa)
  2. Guinea (a country in West Africa)

Synonyms

Descendants

References
  1. https://www.etymonline.com/word/Guinea#etymonline_v_50949
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