cãibra

Portuguese

Alternative forms

câimbra (Brazil)
cãimbra (proscribed)

Etymology

Uncertain, but related to Spanish calambre. Possibly from French crampe, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”), making it a doublet of grampo/grampa.

Pronunciation

(Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃j̃.bɾɐ/
Hyphenation: cãi‧bra
Audio (South Brazil) (file)

Noun

cãibra f (plural cãibras)

cramp (painful contraction of a muscle)