caxumba

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʃũ.bɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʃũ.ba/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈʃũ.bɐ/

Rhymes: -ũbɐ
Hyphenation: ca‧xum‧ba

Noun

caxumba f (plural caxumbas)

(Brazil, medicine, informal) mumps (contagious disease caused by a virus that affects the salivary glands)
Synonyms: papeira, parotidite, trasorelho

Descendants

→ Hunsrik: Kaschumbe

Further reading

“caxumba” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“caxumba” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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