MPLA

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola.

Proper noun

MPLA

1. Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
   • 1976, “Anarchy in the U.K.”, performed by Sex Pistols:

     Is this the MPLA / Or is this the UDA / Or is this the IRA / I thought it was the UK

Anagrams

• APML, Lamp, Palm, palm, lamp, LAMP

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.piˈɛw.ɐ/ [ẽ.pɪˈɛʊ̯.ɐ], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.piˈɛw.ɐ/ [ĩ.pɪˈɛʊ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.piˈɛw.ɐ/ [ẽ.pɪˈɛʊ̯.ɐ], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.piˈɛw.ɐ/ [ĩ.pɪˈɛʊ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.piˈɛw.a/ [ẽ.pɪˈɛʊ̯.a], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.piˈɛw.a/ [ĩ.pɪˈɛʊ̯.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.piˈɛl.ɐ/ [ẽ.piˈɛɫ.ɐ]

Proper noun

MPLA m

1. (Angola, politics) initialism of Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (“Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola”)