pimba

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ĩbɐ

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

pimba!

  1. expresses an occurrence that is very sudden
    Synonym: pumba

Noun

pimba m (uncountable)

  1. (Portugal, music, derogatory) type of folk Portuguese music with simple romantic or vulgar lyrics

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Tupi pyma[1] (stiffening).

Noun

pimba f (plural pimbas)

  1. (Brazil, vulgar, regional) penis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis
Derived terms
  • pimbar

References

  1. ^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 473

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