"rábula" meaning in Portuguese

See rábula in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʁa.bu.lɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈha.bu.lɐ] [Brazil], /ˈʁa.bu.lɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈha.bu.lɐ] [Brazil], /ˈʁa.bu.lɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [ˈχa.bu.lɐ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈʁa.bu.la/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˈha.bu.la] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈʁa.bu.lɐ/ [Portugal], [ˈʁa.βu.lɐ] [Portugal] Forms: rábulas [plural]
Rhymes: -abulɐ Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin rabula (“pettifogger”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|pt|la|rabula||pettifogger}} Learned borrowing from Latin rabula (“pettifogger”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} rábula m (plural rábulas)
  1. pettifogger (lawyer who confuses matters with artifices) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-rábula-pt-noun-9~J0J5v4 Categories (other): Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 17 27 25 14 17
  2. (Brazil) quack lawyer, pettifogger (an individual who practices law without being qualified to do so) Tags: Brazil, masculine
    Sense id: en-rábula-pt-noun-MDgE6-e2 Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 42 12 7 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 47 8 5 8 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 23 37 22 6 13 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 17 27 25 14 17
  3. blabbermouth, windbag (man who talks a lot without reaching a conclusion) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-rábula-pt-noun-zqvc~dLz Categories (other): Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 17 27 25 14 17

Noun

IPA: /ˈʁa.bu.lɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈha.bu.lɐ] [Brazil], /ˈʁa.bu.lɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈha.bu.lɐ] [Brazil], /ˈʁa.bu.lɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [ˈχa.bu.lɐ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈʁa.bu.la/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˈha.bu.la] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈʁa.bu.lɐ/ [Portugal], [ˈʁa.βu.lɐ] [Portugal] Forms: rábulas [plural]
Rhymes: -abulɐ Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin rabula (“pettifogger”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|pt|la|rabula||pettifogger}} Learned borrowing from Latin rabula (“pettifogger”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} rábula f (plural rábulas)
  1. (film, theater) minor role, supporting part (small role in a play) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Film genres, Theater
    Sense id: en-rábula-pt-noun-2Oi2Bm5~ Categories (other): Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 17 27 25 14 17 Topics: broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater
  2. sketch, skit (short comic performance) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-rábula-pt-noun-AuVmraPz Categories (other): Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 17 27 25 14 17

Inflected forms

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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʁa.bu.lɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈχa.bu.lɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʁa.bu.la/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈha.bu.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʁa.bu.lɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʁa.βu.lɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-abulɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rábula"
}

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