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embuste.

a scam or hoax

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ẽˈbus.t͡ʃi/Brazil/ĩˈbus.t͡ʃi/Brazil/ẽˈbuʃ.t͡ʃi/Rio-de-Janeiro/ĩˈbuʃ.t͡ʃi/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. a scam or hoax

    masculine
  2. an annoying person

    masculine · slang
  3. an ugly person

    masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Perhaps inherited from Latin impositum according to 1914’s DRAE, of unknown origin according to recent editions.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.