mamangaba
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi mamangab.
Pronunciation
- (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)
- (Brazil) bumblebee (any of the large bees in the genus Bombus)
- Synonyms: abelhão, mangangá
Further reading
- “mamangaba” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.