chibança

Portuguese

Etymology

From chibar (“to brag”) +‎ -ança.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈbɐ̃.sɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈbɐ̃.sɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈbɐ̃.sa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈbɐ̃.sɐ/ [ʃiˈβɐ̃.sɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈbɐ̃.sɐ/ [ʃiˈβɐ̃.sɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈbɐ̃.sɐ/ [t͡ʃiˈβɐ̃.sɐ]

• Hyphenation: chi‧ban‧ça

Noun

chibança f (plural chibanças)

1. boasting, bragging

   Synonyms: bazófia, chibantaria, fanfarrice, jactância, prosápia

Related terms

• chibar
• chibo

Further reading

• “chibança”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “chibança”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024