marimbondo

Portuguese

um marimbondo

Alternative forms

maribondo

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu marimbondo (“wasps”). Compare Sranan Tongo marbonsu (“wasp of the genus Polistes”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾĩˈbõ.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾĩˈbõ.do/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾĩˈbõ.du/

Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧bon‧do

Noun

marimbondo m (plural marimbondos)

wasp
Synonyms: vespa, caba, cabatão
common designation for hymenopteran insects, especially from the family of vespids and pompilids
a dance from the Brazilian state of Goiás
(Angola, slang, derogatory) corrupt poltician of the MPLA

Derived terms

marimbondo-caboclo
marimbondo-cavalo
marimbondo-chapéu
marimbondo-de-bunda-amarela
marimbondo-mangangá
marimbondo-tatu

Further reading

“marimbondo” in Dicionário Online de Português.
“marimbondo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“marimbondo” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

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