jabá

See also: jaba and jäbä

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐˈba/ [ʒɐˈβa]

• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: ja‧bá

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Perhaps derived from Yoruba jàbàjábá.

Noun

jabá m (uncountable)

1. (Brazil) a form of dried meat

Etymology 2

From jabaculê.

Noun

jabá m (plural jabás) (Brazil, informal)

1. promotion or marketing, especially self-promotion or self-marketing
2. payola (specifically, an illegal bribe given in exchange for playing a given music in radio and TV stations)