"baba-ovo" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˌba.bɐˈo.vu/ [Brazil], /ˌba.bɐˈo.vu/ [Brazil], /ˌba.baˈo.vo/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˌba.bɐˈo.vu/ [Portugal], [ˌba.βɐˈo.vu] [Portugal], /ˌba.bɐˈo.vu/ [Portugal], [ˌba.βɐˈo.vu] [Portugal], /ˌba.bɐˈo.bu/ [Northern, Portugal], [ˌba.βɐˈo.βu] [Northern, Portugal] Forms: baba-ovos [plural], metaphonic [plural]
Etymology: From baba + ovo. Etymology templates: {{af|pt|babar|ovo|alt1=baba}} baba + ovo Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense|meta=1}} baba-ovo m or f by sense (plural baba-ovos, metaphonic)
  1. (Brazil, informal) flatterer, sycophant (one who compliments a lot, usually to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another person) Tags: Brazil, by-personal-gender, feminine, informal, masculine Synonyms: bajulador, puxa-saco, adulador, lambe-botas, paga-pau Related terms: babar ovo
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