azêmola
See also: azémola
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Alteration of azémela/azêmela. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese azemela, from Arabic الزَّمِيلَة (az-zamīla, “colleague”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈzẽ.mo.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈze.mo.la/
Noun
azêmola f (plural azêmolas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)
- beast of burden
- (derogatory) stupid person
Further reading
- “azêmola”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “azêmola”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026