caxumba

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown, but possibly of African origin.[1]

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ũbɐ
  • Hyphenation: ca‧xum‧ba

Noun

caxumba f (plural caxumbas)

  1. (Brazil, medicine, informal) mumps (contagious disease caused by a virus that affects the salivary glands)
    Synonyms: papeira, parotidite, trasorelho

Descendants

  • Hunsrik: Kaschumbe

References

  1. ^ caxumba”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 20082024

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