guiné

This is the 2903rd most frequent Portuguese word.


guiné

"Guiné" in Portuguese refers to "Guinea," a region in West Africa or the name of several countries, such as Guinea-Bissau or Guinea-Conakry.


The word 'guiné' is used as a proper noun referring to the country Guinea.

Eu visitei a Guiné no ano passado.

I visited Guinea last year.


Here, 'guiné' is part of the compound proper noun 'Guiné-Bissau', referring to the country Guinea-Bissau.

Minha amiga é de Guiné-Bissau.

My friend is from Guinea-Bissau.


In this sentence, 'guiné' is used adjectively to refer to the specie guinea fowl (galinha-guiné or helmeted guineafowl).

O pássaro guiné tem uma plumagem brilhante.

The guinea fowl has a bright plumage.