bobão

See also: bòbào and bōbào

Portuguese

Etymology

From bobo (“silly”, “fool”) +‎ -ão (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /boˈbɐ̃w̃/ [boˈbɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: bo‧bão

Noun

bobão m (plural bobões, feminine bobona, feminine plural bobonas)

  1. (Brazil, childish) augmentative of bobo; big silly
    • 2014 June 30, “Betty” (3:47 from the start), in Hora de Aventura, season 5, episode 48, Luciano Monteiro (Finn) and Adriana Torres (Marceline) (actors), Rio de Janeiro: Delart, dubbing of Betty (Adventure Time), via Cartoon Network Brasil:
      Finn: Espera...
      Marceline: Que é?
      Finn: Por que tá usando seu baixo tão alto assim?
      Marceline: Hum, eu consigo dedilhar melhor assim.
      Finn: Mas tá parecendo uma bobona.
      [original: Finn: Wait...
      Marceline: What?
      Finn: Why are you holding your bass up high like that?
      Marceline: Um, I get better finger action this way.
      Finn: But you look like a nerd.      ]

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