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Portuguese
Etymology
From Urdu نواب (navāb), from Persian , from the honorific plural of Arabic نَائِب (nāʔib, “deputy”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -abu
- Hyphenation: na‧ba‧bo
Noun
nababo m (plural nababos, feminine nababa, feminine plural nababas)
- (historical) nabob (Indian ruler)
- nabob (someone wealthy and important)
- Synonym: magnata
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