nababo

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Urdu نواب (nvāb), from Persian [Term?], from the honorific plural of Arabic نَائِب (nāʔib, “deputy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.ˈba.bu/
  • Hyphenation: na‧ba‧bo

Noun

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

  1. nabob (someone wealthy and important)
    Synonym: magnata

Derived terms

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