quitanda

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈtɐ̃.dɐ/

• Hyphenation: qui‧tan‧da

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Kimbundu quitanda.

Noun

quitanda f (plural quitandas)

1. (Angola, Brazil) a small shop selling certain items such as vegetables, fruit, eggs and coal
2. (Brazil) a board used by owners of these shops to carry commodities
3. a home business selling

Alternative forms

• kitanda

Related terms

• quitandeiro

Etymology 2

Verb

quitanda

1. inflection of quitandar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative