cambalhota
Portuguese
Etymology
From cambalear (“to stagger”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.baˈʎɔ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.baˈʎɔ.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.bɐˈʎɔ.tɐ/
- Hyphenation: cam‧ba‧lho‧ta
Noun
cambalhota f (plural cambalhotas)
- (gymnastics) roll
- Synonym: rolamento
- (gymnastics) somersault
- Synonyms: salto mortal, mortal
Further reading
- “cambalhota”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “cambalhota”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026