abóbora
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Hispanic Medieval Latin apopores, apoperes of uncertain origin. Cognate of Spanish abobra and Galician abóbora.
Pronunciation
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- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ˈbɔ.bu.ɾɐ/
- Hyphenation: a‧bó‧bo‧ra
Noun
editabóbora f (plural abóboras)
- pumpkin, squash, gourd
- Synonyms: (fruit, Brazil) jerimum, (plant) aboboreira
- (figurative) someone unenergetic, lethargic
- Tenho-me sentido muito cansado. Ainda são onze da noite e já virei uma abóbora.
- I've been feeling very tired. It's still 11 p.m. and I'm already lethargic.
Descendants
edit- Kadiwéu: aboobile
Noun
editabóbora m (plural abóboras)
- pumpkin (colour)
Further reading
edit- “abóbora” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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