"morubixaba" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /mo.ɾu.biˈʃa.bɐ/ [Brazil], /mu.ɾu.biˈʃa.bɐ/ [Portugal], [mu.ɾu.βiˈʃa.βɐ] [Portugal], /mu.ɾu.biˈʃa.bɐ/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: morubixabas [plural]
Rhymes: -abɐ Etymology: Borrowed from Old Tupi morubixaba. Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|tpw|morubixaba}} Borrowed from Old Tupi morubixaba Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} morubixaba m (plural morubixabas)
  1. morubixaba Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-morubixaba-pt-noun--QGDXUqE
  2. (Brazil, informal) boss; bigwig; head honcho (head of an organization, the person in charge) Tags: Brazil, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-morubixaba-pt-noun-TnpK9ov6 Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender, Leaders Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 16 84 Disambiguation of Leaders: 12 88
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