nababo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Urdu نواب‎ (navāb), from Persian [Term?], from the honorific plural of Arabic نَائِب‎ (nāʔib, “deputy”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /naˈba.bu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /naˈba.bo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɐˈba.bu/ [nɐˈβa.βu]

  • Hyphenation: na‧ba‧bo

Noun

nababo m (plural nababos, feminine nababa, feminine plural nababas)

  1. (historical) nabob (Indian ruler)
  2. nabob (someone wealthy and important)
    Synonym: magnata

Derived terms

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