marimbondo

Portuguese

um marimbondo

Alternative forms

• maribondo

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu marimbondo, plural of rimbondo (“wasp”). Compare English marabunta and Sranan Tongo marbonsu (“wasp of the genus Polistes”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾĩˈbõ.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾĩˈbõ.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾĩˈbõ.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾĩˈbõ.du/

• Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧bon‧do

Noun

marimbondo m (plural marimbondos)

1. wasp

   Synonyms: vespa, caba, cabatão

2. common designation for hymenopteran insects, especially from the family of vespids and pompilids
3. a dance from the Brazilian state of Goiás
4. (Angola, slang, derogatory) corrupt politician of the MPLA

Derived terms

• marimbondo-caboclo
• marimbondo-cavalo
• marimbondo-chapéu
• marimbondo-de-bunda-amarela
• marimbondo-mangangá
• marimbondo-tatu

Further reading

• “marimbondo”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
• “marimbondo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “marimbondo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025