vambora

Portuguese

Etymology

Short form of the phrase vamos embora.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈbɔ.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈbɔ.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈbɔ.ɾa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈbɔ.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈbɔ.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈbɔ.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɔɾɐ

Interjection

vambora

1. (colloquial) let's go

   Synonyms: simbora, vamos, bora

   Vambora daqui! ― Let's go outta here!

Descendants

• Papiamentu: ban

Further reading

• “vambora”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “vambora”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025