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zungueira
🇦🇴 Portuguese slang from Angola
What does “zungueira” mean?
female street vendor
Example
“Comprei fruta à zungueira da esquina.”
I bought fruit from the street vendor on the corner.
Good to know
From "zungar" (to walk around selling). A symbol of Luanda.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
☕ Everyday💼 Work
The textbook way to say it: vendedora ambulante
Heard in a conversation
Sunday at the Ilha beach
Nádia Fixe! Eu levo os kandengues da minha irmã, prometi-lhes praia.
Nice! I'll bring my sister's kids, I promised them the beach.
Kiami Eish, os miúdos vão querer gelado o dia todo. Compra à zungueira, é mais barato.
Oof, the kids will want ice cream all day. Buy it from the street vendor, it's cheaper.
Nádia Combinado. E tu trazes a coluna, sem kuduro não é praia de mwangolé.
Deal. And you bring the speaker, no kuduro means it's not an Angolan beach day.
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- mwangoléAngolan (person)
- kinguilastreet money-changer
- esquemaa scheme, a hustle
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