cabungo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu kibungu.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈbũ.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈbũ.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈbũ.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈbũ.ɡu/ [kɐˈβũ.ɡu]

• Hyphenation: ca‧bun‧go

Noun

cabungo m (plural cabungos)

1. (historical) wooden container for collecting human waste
2. (Brazil) potty (a chamber pot for urine or human waste)

   Synonyms: penico, vaso de noite, bacio, bispote

3. (Brazil, Angola, offensive) despicable person

   Synonym: cabungueiro

Adjective

cabungo (feminine cabunga, masculine plural cabungos, feminine plural cabungas)

1. (Brazil, Angola, offensive) despicable

References

• “cabungo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “cabungo” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “cabungo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.