cãibra

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• câimbra (Brazil, sometimes proscribed)
• cãimbra (misspelling)

Etymology

Uncertain, but related to Spanish calambre. Possibly from French crampe, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”); if so, a doublet of grampo / grampa.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃j.bɾɐ/ [ˈkɐ̃ɪ̯.bɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃j.bɾɐ/ [ˈkɐ̃ɪ̯.bɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃j.bɾa/ [ˈkɐ̃ɪ̯.bɾa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃j.bɾɐ/ [ˈkɐ̃j.βɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: cãi‧bra

Noun

cãibra f (plural cãibras)

1. cramp (painful contraction of a muscle)