pábulo
See also: pabulo
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin pābulum.[1][2] Doublet of poulo and poula.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpa.bu.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpa.bu.lo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpa.bu.lu/ [ˈpa.βu.lu]
- Rhymes: -abulu
- Hyphenation: pá‧bu‧lo
Noun
pábulo m (plural pábulos)
- fodder, pabulum
- (figuratively) subject of mocking or damnation
Adjective
pábulo (feminine pábula, masculine plural pábulos, feminine plural pábulas)
- (Brazil) proud, arrogant, conceited
References
- “pábulo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “pábulo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pābulum.
Noun
pábulo m (plural pábulos)
- fodder, pabulum
Derived terms
- dar pábulo
Further reading
- “pábulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014