azêmola

See also: azémola

Portuguese

Alternative forms

azémola (Portugal)
azémela (Portugal), azêmela (Brazil)

Etymology

Alteration of azémela/azêmela. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese azemela, from Arabic الزَّمِيلَة (az-zamīla, “collegue”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzẽ.mo.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈze.mo.la/

Noun

azêmola f (plural azêmolas) (Brazilian spelling)

beast of burden
(derogatory) stupid person

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