xumbrega

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃũˈbɾɛ.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃũˈbɾɛ.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃũˈbɾɛ.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃũˈbɾɛ.ɡɐ/ [ʃũˈbɾɛ.ɣɐ]

Etymology 1

Corruption of Schomberg.

Alternative forms

• chumbrega

Adjective

xumbrega m or f (plural xumbregas)

1. (Brazil, informal) tacky; kitsch

   Synonyms: brega, cafona

Related terms

• xumbregar
• xumbregado

Etymology 2

Verb

xumbrega

1. inflection of xumbregar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative