cábula
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word cábula. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word cábula, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say cábula in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word cábula you have here. The definition of the word cábula will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofcábula, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Portuguese
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Catalan càbala (“plot, intrigue”).[1] Compare Spanish cábula.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -abulɐ
- Hyphenation: cá‧bu‧la
Noun
cábula f (plural cábulas)
- (Portugal) cheat sheet (notes used to assist on a test)
- Synonym: (Brazil) cola
- somebody who is cunning or deceitful
- 1890, Aluísio Azevedo, O cortiço:
- – Quê? Que não quero mais saber dele? Esta que aqui está nunca mais fará vida com semelhante cábula! Juro por esta luz!
- – What? That I don't want to know about him anymore? This one here will never have a life with such a deceitful person again! I swear by this light!
- (Brazil, informal) bad luck
- 1910, João do Rio, Dentro da noite:
- A cábula, a má sorte, a guigne perseguiam-no, e, pendido ao meu braço o miserável soluçava: – «Havemos de melhorar, empreste-me algum. Estou sem níquel!».
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
References
- ^ “cábula”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
cábula m or f by sense (plural cábulas)
- (Mexico, colloquial) joking, mischievous person; bully (doing pranks)