bué

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See also: bue, Bue, bue', and

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu mbuwe (abundance).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈɛ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈbwɛ/

  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: bu‧é

Adverb

bué (not comparable)

  1. (Angola, Portugal, colloquial) to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly; very
    Synonym: muito
    • 2013 February 13, Pedro Paulos, “Pergunta da Semana: Qual é o planeta mais próximo da Terra?”, in Vice:
      Ah, esperem, Plutão já não existe. Ou seja, existe, mas não é um planeta. Em todo o caso, também está bué longe, tipo, a uns fantásticotriliões de quilómetros-luz, ou lá como se diz.
      "Ah, wait, Pluto doesn't exist anymore. Or rather, it exists, but it is not a planet. In any case, it's very far away, like trillions of light-kilometers away, or however you say it."

References

  1. ^ bué”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024