entry |
nengkanno' |
pronunciation |
nehng-kahn-noo' |
meaning |
noun. food; aliment; nutriment; nourishment; sustenance. (Primary stress on the first syllable) Also: nenkanno'. |
etymology |
Contraction of Chamorro nina'kanno', nominalized form of na'kanno', from Chamorro causative prefix na' + kanno' (to eat). |
examples |
Nisisita ta famåhan nengkanno' gi tenda. We need to buy food at the store. |
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