lambe-botas

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlɐ̃.biˈbɔ.tɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlɐ̃.biˈbɔ.tɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌlɐ̃.biˈbɔ.tɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlɐ̃.beˈbɔ.tas/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌlɐ̃.bɨˈbɔ.tɐʃ/ [ˌlɐ̃.bɨˈβɔ.tɐʃ]

• Hyphenation: lam‧be‧-bo‧tas

Noun

lambe-botas m or f by sense (invariable)

1. bootlicker (person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner)

   Synonyms: bajulador, adulador, puxa-saco, paga-pau