marimbondo
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Kimbundu marimbondo (“wasps”). Compare Sranan Tongo marbonsu (“wasp of the genus Polistes”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ma‧rim‧bon‧do
Noun edit
marimbondo m (plural marimbondos)
- wasp
- 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 edit
Further reading edit
- “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.