"gambá" meaning in Portuguese

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Adjective

IPA: /ɡɐ̃ˈba/ [Brazil], /ɡɐ̃ˈba/ [Portugal] Forms: gambás [plural]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Unknown, with some attributing it to a supposedly Old Tupi gãbá, from gua (“chest, belly”) + ambá (“hollow”). Teodoro Sampaio, cites *emba (“hollow”, noun) as the first compound of embaúba, adapting Guaraní *ẽb from one of Montoya's works. Bertoni cites *ambá (“hollow”, adjective), but gives no font. Etymology templates: {{unk|pt}} Unknown, {{bor|pt|tpw|gãbá|nocat=1}} Old Tupi gãbá, {{af|tpw|gua|ambá|nocat=1|t1=chest, belly|t2=hollow}} gua (“chest, belly”) + ambá (“hollow”), {{m|pt|embaúba}} embaúba Head templates: {{pt-adj}} gambá m or f (plural gambás)
  1. (slang) drunk as a skunk Tags: feminine, masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-gambá-pt-adj-BsilqQV2

Noun

IPA: /ɡɐ̃ˈba/ [Brazil], /ɡɐ̃ˈba/ [Portugal] Forms: gambás [plural]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Unknown, with some attributing it to a supposedly Old Tupi gãbá, from gua (“chest, belly”) + ambá (“hollow”). Teodoro Sampaio, cites *emba (“hollow”, noun) as the first compound of embaúba, adapting Guaraní *ẽb from one of Montoya's works. Bertoni cites *ambá (“hollow”, adjective), but gives no font. Etymology templates: {{unk|pt}} Unknown, {{bor|pt|tpw|gãbá|nocat=1}} Old Tupi gãbá, {{af|tpw|gua|ambá|nocat=1|t1=chest, belly|t2=hollow}} gua (“chest, belly”) + ambá (“hollow”), {{m|pt|embaúba}} embaúba Head templates: {{pt-noun|mf}} gambá m or f (plural gambás)
  1. opossum (any species in the family Didelphidae) Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: saruê [Bahia], mucura [North-Brazil], caçaco, timbu
    Sense id: en-gambá-pt-noun-Goa9CWB2
  2. skunk (any species in the family Mephitidae) Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: cangambá, doninha-fedorenta
    Sense id: en-gambá-pt-noun-SFRIG-Os
  3. (Brazil, figurative) drunkard Tags: Brazil, feminine, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-gambá-pt-noun-1r-fvkam Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese
  4. (Brazil, figurative, soccer, derogatory) a player or supporter of Corinthians football team Tags: Brazil, derogatory, feminine, figuratively, masculine Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-gambá-pt-noun-2OZcpPyS Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  5. (South Brazil, figurative) a stinky person, stinker Tags: South-Brazil, feminine, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-gambá-pt-noun-7ak20e52 Categories (other): Southern Brazilian Portuguese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bêbado como um gambá, comer gambá errado, fazer gambá, gambá caseiro, gambá-de-orelha-branca, gambá-de-orelha-preta, saco-de-gambá

Noun

IPA: /ɡɐ̃ˈba/ [Brazil], /ɡɐ̃ˈba/ [Portugal] Forms: gambás [plural]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Unknown, with some attributing it to a supposedly Old Tupi gãbá, from gua (“chest, belly”) + ambá (“hollow”). Teodoro Sampaio, cites *emba (“hollow”, noun) as the first compound of embaúba, adapting Guaraní *ẽb from one of Montoya's works. Bertoni cites *ambá (“hollow”, adjective), but gives no font. Etymology templates: {{unk|pt}} Unknown, {{bor|pt|tpw|gãbá|nocat=1}} Old Tupi gãbá, {{af|tpw|gua|ambá|nocat=1|t1=chest, belly|t2=hollow}} gua (“chest, belly”) + ambá (“hollow”), {{m|pt|embaúba}} embaúba Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} gambá m (plural gambás)
  1. a kind of drum consisting of a hollow log covered at one end Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-gambá-pt-noun-Fd5Yn-12
  2. a kind of dance whose music uses this drum Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-gambá-pt-noun-5Oe-54KB

Noun

IPA: /ɡɐ̃ˈba/ [Brazil], /ɡɐ̃ˈba/ [Portugal] Forms: gambás [plural]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Unknown, with some attributing it to a supposedly Old Tupi gãbá, from gua (“chest, belly”) + ambá (“hollow”). Teodoro Sampaio, cites *emba (“hollow”, noun) as the first compound of embaúba, adapting Guaraní *ẽb from one of Montoya's works. Bertoni cites *ambá (“hollow”, adjective), but gives no font. Etymology templates: {{unk|pt}} Unknown, {{bor|pt|tpw|gãbá|nocat=1}} Old Tupi gãbá, {{af|tpw|gua|ambá|nocat=1|t1=chest, belly|t2=hollow}} gua (“chest, belly”) + ambá (“hollow”), {{m|pt|embaúba}} embaúba Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} gambá f (plural gambás)
  1. (Piauí, collective, usually derogatory) rabble (mass of common people) Tags: collective, derogatory, feminine, usually Synonyms: ralé
    Sense id: en-gambá-pt-noun-b601k~ot Categories (other): Piauiense Portuguese

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      "ipa": "/ɡɐ̃ˈba/",
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    "Moisés Santiago Bertoni",
    "Teodoro Fernandes Sampaio"
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