xingar

Borrowed from Kimbundu xinga.^[1]

• Hyphenation: xin‧gar

xingar (first-person singular present xingo, first-person singular preterite xinguei, past participle xingado)

1. (Angola, Brazil, colloquial, transitive) to insult; to swear at

   Synonyms: injuriar, insultar

   • 1995 June 25, “Mãe afirma ao Censo que filhos mulatos são negros”, in Folha de São Paulo‎^[1]:

     As crinças aprenderam. “As vezes me xingam por causa da minha cor, mas eu não ligo. Sei que é só para tentar me magoar”, conta Camila.

     The kids have learned. "Sometimes they insult me because of my color, but I don't care. I know that is just to try to hurt me", says Camila

2. (Brazil, colloquial, intransitive) to curse (to use vulgar words to expressing anger, frustration)

   Synonyms: falar besteira/besteiras/palavrão/palavrões, praguejar

• xingamento