Wiktionary

maromba

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Rhymes: -õbɐ
  • Hyphenation: ma‧rom‧ba

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Spanish maroma.

Noun edit

maromba m or f by sense (plural marombas)

  1. (Brazil, slang) a muscular and strong person

Noun edit

maromba f (plural marombas)

  1. tightrope
    Synonym: corda bamba
  2. balance pole (balancing tool for tightrope walking)
    Synonym: contrapeso
  3. (Brazil, slang) the regular practice of physical exercise
  4. (figuratively) trouble, difficulty (hard situation)
    Synonym: dificuldade
  5. (figuratively) slyness, astuteness
    Synonyms: astúcia, esperteza
  6. (Northeast Brazil) dumbbell
    Synonym: haltere

Adjective edit

maromba m or f (plural marombas)

  1. (Brazil, slang, of a person) muscular, fit
    Synonyms: musculoso, sarado

Etymology 2 edit

Uncertain.

Noun edit

maromba f (plural marombas)

  1. a group of cattle
  2. the place where the cattle are sheltered from cold and floods
  3. (dialectal) a raft for the transportation of cattle
  4. (dialectal) a place where bricks are manufactured

Etymology 3 edit

Uncertain.

Noun edit

maromba f (plural marombas)

  1. (Brazil) weevil of the species Heilipodus naevulus, a pest of grapevines
    Synonyms: elefantinho, trombeta
  2. (Brazil, by extension) the disease caused by this insect

Etymology 4 edit

Uncertain.

Noun edit

maromba f (plural marombas)

  1. (Portugal, agriculture) a grapevine disease caused by the lack of boron, which results in yellowish leaves and millerandage.

Etymology 5 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

maromba

  1. inflection of marombar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading edit

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