molambo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• mulambo

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu mulambu (“cloth worn between the legs”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈlɐ̃.bu/, /muˈlɐ̃.bu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈlɐ̃.bu/, /muˈlɐ̃.bu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈlɐ̃.bo/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃bu

Noun

molambo m (plural molambos)

1. (Brazil) rag (piece of old cloth)

Noun

molambo m (plural molambos, feminine molamba, feminine plural molambas)

1. (Brazil, figurative) weakling (a person of weak character)

Derived terms

• esmolambar
• molambento
• molambudo

 

Further reading

• “molambo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “molambo”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024