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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
matumbo m (plural matumbos)
- (Angola) rude (person), ignorant (person)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Kimbundu matumbu (“hillock”).
Noun
matumbo m (plural matumbos)
- (Brazil) a hole or ditch in which cassava is planted
- (Brazil) a portion of elevated land between furrows
Further reading
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
matumbo
- plural of tumbo