pábulo

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin pābulum.[1][2] Doublet of poulo and poula.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -abulu
  • Hyphenation: pá‧bu‧lo

Noun

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pábulo m (plural pábulos)

  1. fodder, pabulum
  2. (figurative) subject of mocking or damnation

Adjective

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pábulo (feminine pábula, masculine plural pábulos, feminine plural pábulas)

  1. (Brazil) proud, arrogant, conceited

References

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  1. ^ pábulo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ pábulo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin pābulum.

Noun

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pábulo m (plural pábulos)

  1. fodder, pabulum

Derived terms

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Further reading

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