nababo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu نَواب (navāb), from Classical Persian نَوَاب (nawāb), from Arabic نُوَّاب (nuwwāb, “deputy”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /naˈba.bu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /naˈba.bu/
  • (Gaúcho) IPA^(key): /naˈba.bo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐˈba.bu/ [nɐˈβa.βu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐˈba.bu/ [nɐˈβa.βu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐˈba.bu/

• Rhymes: -abu
• Hyphenation: na‧ba‧bo

Noun

nababo m (plural nababos, feminine nababa, feminine plural nababas)

1. (historical) nabob (Indian ruler)
2. nabob (someone wealthy and important)

   Synonym: magnata

Derived terms

• nababesco

See also

• marajá

Further reading

• “nababo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “nababo”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “nababo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “nababo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026