Guinea-bissauan

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Guinea-Bissau or of Guinea-Bissaun descent.

    "A noticeable proportion of Guinea-Bissauans are mixed race Crioulo-speakers; mostly Cape Verdean, but also descendants of the small number of settlers and traders who came direct from Portugal."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or from Guinea-Bissau.

    "Copious amounts of palm oil, tomatoes, chili, fish, and goat’s meat are considered traditional staples in Guinea-Bissauan cooking."

Synonyms

All synonyms
bissau-guineanbissau-guinean

Example

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"Copious amounts of palm oil, tomatoes, chili, fish, and goat’s meat are considered traditional staples in Guinea-Bissauan cooking."

Etymology

From Guinea-Bissau + -an.

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