caçamba
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Kimbundu kisambu (“big basket”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ca‧çam‧ba
Noun
caçamba f (plural caçambas)
- (Brazil) skip (an open-topped rubbish bin)
- (Brazil) bed (platform of a lorry where the load is hauled)
Synonyms
- (skip): caçamba de entulho
References
- “caçamba” in Antônio Houaiss, Mauro de Salles Villar, Francisco Manoel de Mello Franco, Dicionário Houaiss da Língua Portuguesa, 1a ed. Rio de Janeiro : Objetiva, 2001.