gebo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒe.bu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒe.bu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒe.bo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒe.bu/ [ˈʒe.βu]

• Hyphenation: ge‧bo

Etymology 1

From Latin gibbus. Compare English gibbous.

Adjective

gebo (feminine geba, masculine plural gebos, feminine plural gebas)

1. hunchbacked

   Synonyms: corcunda, corcovado, giboso

2. (derogatory) shabby

   Synonym: maltrapilho

Noun

gebo m (plural gebos)

1. (zoology) zebu (domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa)

   Synonyms: boi-de-corcova, zebo, zebu

2. (derogatory) dowdy person

   Synonym: farrapilha

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gebo

1. first-person singular present indicative of gebar

Further reading

• “gebo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “gebo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025