maboque

Portuguese

maboque

Alternative forms

• maboca

Etymology

From Kimbundu maboke.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈbɔ.ki/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈbɔ.ki/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈbɔ.ke/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈbɔ.kɨ/ [mɐˈβɔ.kɨ]

Noun

maboque m (plural maboques)

1. (Angola) Natal orange (Strychnos spinosa)

   Synonyms: (Mozambique) massala, maciela, laranja-de-elefante, maçã-macaco

Derived terms

• maboqueiro

 

Further reading

• “maboque”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “maboque” in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “maboque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “maboque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024