MPB

English

Noun

MPB (uncountable)

  1. Initialism of muscle protein breakdown.
    Coordinate term: MPS
  2. (dermatology) Initialism of male pattern baldness.

Proper noun

MPB (uncountable)

  1. (India) Initialism of Madhav Prasad Birla Group.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌemi.peˈbe/

Noun

MPB f (uncountable)

  1. (Brazil, music) initialism of Música Popular Brasileira (Brazilian popular music), a musical movement and style in Brazil.
    • 1998, Carlos Eduardo Brandão Calvani, Teologia e MPB, Edicoes Loyola, →ISBN, page 109:
      A MPB é atualmente uma das grandes fontes para a compreensão da cultura brasileira explorada pelos "brasilianistas", dentre os quais destacamos Charles Perrone.
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