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matumbo.

rude (person), ignorant (person)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/maˈtũ.bu/Brazil/mɐˈtũ.bu/Portugal
  1. rude (person), ignorant (person)

    Angola · masculine
noun/maˈtũ.bu/Brazil/mɐˈtũ.bu/Portugal
  1. a hole or ditch in which cassava is planted

    Brazil · masculine
  2. a portion of elevated land between furrows

    Brazil · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Kimbundu matumbu (“hillock”).

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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.