matumbo

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈtũ.bu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈtũ.bo/

Etymology 1

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Noun

matumbo m (plural matumbos)

  1. (Angola) rude (person), ignorant (person)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Kimbundu matumbu (“hillock”).

Noun

matumbo m (plural matumbos)

  1. (Brazil) a hole or ditch in which cassava is planted
  2. (Brazil) a portion of elevated land between furrows

Further reading

Swahili

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

matumbo

  1. plural of tumbo
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