gagau

== Niuean == === Etymology === Reduplication of gau. === Verb === gagau (transitive) to bite === References === Wolfgang B. Sperlich, editor (1997), Tohi Vagahau Niue—Niue Language Dictionary‎[1], Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 98 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aw === Etymology 1 === Alteration of mingau. ==== Noun ==== gagau m (plural gagaus) (childish) synonym of mingau. === Etymology 2 === Unknown. ==== Noun ==== gagau m (plural gagaus) (Mozambique) a set of goat and hyena bones, mixed with white and black pebbles, considered an oracle by certain peoples of Mozambique === Further reading === “gagau”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “gagau”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “gagau”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026