matumbo
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈtũ.bu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈtũ.bo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˈtũ.bu/
Etymology 1
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Noun
matumbo m (plural matumbos)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Kimbundu matumbu (“hillock”).
Noun
matumbo m (plural matumbos)
- (Brazil) a hole or ditch in which cassava is planted
- (Brazil) a portion of elevated land between furrows
Further reading
- “matumbo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
matumbo
- plural of tumbo