abóbora.
pumpkin, squash, gourd
Meaning & usage
pumpkin, squash, gourd
someone unenergetic, lethargic
Tenho-me sentido muito cansado. Ainda são onze da noite e já virei uma abóbora.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese abóbora, from Hispanic Medieval Latin apoperes of uncertain origin. Cognate of Spanish abobra and Galician abóbora.
pumpkin (colour)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese abóbora, from Hispanic Medieval Latin apoperes of uncertain origin. Cognate of Spanish abobra and Galician abóbora.
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