Where does “kafanhotu” come from?

kafanhotu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese gafanhoto, from Portuguese gafanho, from Portuguese gafa — gaff.

kafanhotu (Kabuverdianu): grasshopper

Definitions

  1. grasshopper

Ancestry of “kafanhotu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegafanhotograsshopper
2Portuguesegafanho—
3Portuguesegafagaff
Every word from Portuguese gafa →Every word from Portuguese gafanho →Every word from Portuguese gafanhoto →
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