supimpa

Portuguese

Possibly borrowed from Tupi Old Tupi supi (“truth”) + -pá (“whole”)[1].

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

supimpa m or f (plural supimpas)

  1. (Brazil, dated, humorous) excellent, grandiose, exceedingly superior
    Synonym: mirabolante

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

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