maromba

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈɾõ.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈɾõ.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈɾõ.ba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈɾõ.bɐ/

• Rhymes: -õbɐ
• Hyphenation: ma‧rom‧ba

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish maroma.

Noun

maromba m or f by sense (plural marombas)

1. (Brazil, slang) a muscular and strong person

Noun

maromba f (plural marombas)

1. tightrope

   Synonym: corda bamba

2. balance pole (balancing tool for tightrope walking)

   Synonym: contrapeso

3. (Brazil, slang) the regular practice of physical exercise
4. (figuratively) trouble, difficulty (hard situation)

   Synonym: dificuldade

5. (figuratively) slyness, astuteness

   Synonyms: astúcia, esperteza

6. (Northeast Brazil) dumbbell

   Synonym: haltere

Adjective

maromba m or f (plural marombas)

1. (Brazil, slang, of a person) muscular, fit

   Synonyms: musculoso, sarado

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Noun

maromba f (plural marombas)

1. a group of cattle
2. the place where the cattle are sheltered from cold and floods
3. (dialectal) a raft for the transportation of cattle
4. (dialectal) a place where bricks are manufactured

Etymology 3

Uncertain.

Noun

maromba f (plural marombas)

1. (Brazil) weevil of the species Heilipodus naevulus, a pest of grapevines

   Synonyms: elefantinho, trombeta

2. (Brazil, by extension) the disease caused by this insect

Etymology 4

Uncertain.

Noun

maromba f (plural marombas)

1. (Portugal, agriculture) a grapevine disease caused by the lack of boron, which results in yellowish leaves and millerandage.

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

maromba

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

Further reading

• “maromba” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “maromba” in Dicionário Online de Português.
• “maromba” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “maromba” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “maromba” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.