"machamba" meaning in Portuguese

See machamba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /maˈʃɐ̃.bɐ/ [Brazil], /maˈʃɐ̃.bɐ/ [Brazil], /maˈʃɐ̃.ba/ [Southern-Brazil], /mɐˈʃɐ̃.bɐ/ [Portugal], /mɐˈʃɐ̃.bɐ/ [Portugal], /mɐˈt͡ʃɐ̃.bɐ/ [Northern, Portugal] Forms: machambas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili mashamba (“farms, plots of land”), plural form of shamba. Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|sw|shamba|mashamba|farms, plots of land}} Borrowed from Swahili mashamba (“farms, plots of land”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} machamba f (plural machambas)
  1. (Mozambique) shamba (plot of cultivated land) Tags: Mozambique, feminine

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/maˈʃɐ̃.bɐ/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈʃɐ̃.bɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈʃɐ̃.ba/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐˈʃɐ̃.bɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐˈʃɐ̃.bɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐˈt͡ʃɐ̃.bɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese nouns",
        "Portuguese terms borrowed from Swahili",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Swahili",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈʃɐ̃.bɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈʃɐ̃.ba/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐˈʃɐ̃.bɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐˈʃɐ̃.bɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐˈt͡ʃɐ̃.bɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
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}

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