mamangaba

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi mamangab.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.mɐ̃ˈɡa.bɐ/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.mɐ̃ˈɡa.bɐ/ [mɐ.mɐ̃ˈɡa.βɐ]

Noun

mamangaba f (plural mamangabas)

1. (Brazil) bumblebee (any of the large bees in the genus Bombus)

   Synonyms: abelhão, mangangá

Further reading

• “mamangaba”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “mamangaba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026