machimbombo

Portuguese

Etymology

From English machine pump.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ʃĩˈbõ.bu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ʃĩˈbõ.bo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ʃĩˈbõ.bu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.t͡ʃĩˈbõ.bu/

Noun

machimbombo m (plural machimbombos)

(Angola, Mozambique) bus (motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads)
Synonyms: (Brazil) ônibus, (Portugal) autocarro, (Madeira) horário

References

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

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