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.

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