gambá

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See also: gamba, gambă, and gâmba

Portuguese

gambá (Didelphis albiventris) (sense 1)
gambá (Conepatus semistriatus) (sense 2)

Etymology

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Unknown. Many dictionaries cite a supposedly Old Tupi word gãbá, meaning “hollow belly”, but give no source.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: gam‧bá

Noun

gambá m or f (plural gambás)

  1. opossum (any species in the family Didelphidae)
    Synonyms: (Bahia) saruê, (North Brazil) mucura, (Ceará) caçaco, (Pernambuco) timbu
  2. skunk (any species in the family Mephitidae)
    Synonyms: cangambá, doninha-fedorenta
  3. (Brazil, figurative) drunkard
  4. (Brazil, figurative, soccer, derogatory) a player or supporter of Corinthians football team
  5. (South Brazil, figurative) a stinky person, stinker

Derived terms

Noun

gambá m (plural gambás)

  1. a kind of drum consisting of a hollow log covered at one end
  2. a kind of dance whose music uses this drum

Noun

gambá f (plural gambás)

  1. (Piauí, collective, usually derogatory) rabble (mass of common people)
    Synonym: ralé

Adjective

gambá m or f (plural gambás)

  1. (slang) drunk as a skunk

References

  1. ^ “gambá”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
  2. ^ “gambá”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  3. ^ “gambá”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

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