cãibra
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Uncertain, but related to Spanish calambre. Possibly from French crampe, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”), making it a doublet of grampo/grampa.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: cãi‧bra
Noun
cãibra f (plural cãibras)
- cramp (painful contraction of a muscle)