lambe-botismo

Portuguese

Etymology

From lambe-botas (“bootlicker”) +‎ -ismo

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌlɐ̃.bi.boˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌlɐ̃.bi.boˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌlɐ̃.be.boˈt͡ʃiz.mo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌlɐ̃.bɨ.buˈtiʒ.mu/ [ˌlɐ̃.bɨ.βuˈtiʒ.mu]

  • Hyphenation: lam‧be‧-bo‧tis‧mo

Noun

lambe-botismo m or f by sense (plural lambe-botismos)

  1. (colloquial) bootlicking

Further reading

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