marimbondo
Appearance
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Kimbundu marimbondo, plural of rimbondo (“wasp”). Compare English marabunta and Sranan Tongo marbonsu (“wasp of the genus Polistes”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧bon‧do
Noun
[edit]marimbondo m (plural marimbondos)
- wasp
- common designation for hymenopteran insects, especially from the family of vespids and pompilids
- a dance from the Brazilian state of Goiás
- (Angola, slang, derogatory) corrupt politician of the MPLA
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “marimbondo”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
- “marimbondo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “marimbondo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024