tabajara

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ta.baˈʒa.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ta.baˈʒa.ɾa/

Rhymes: -aɾɐ
Hyphenation: ta‧ba‧ja‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Tupi tabaîara.

Noun

tabajara m or f by sense (plural tabajaras)

member of the Tabajara people

Adjective

tabajara m or f (plural tabajaras, not comparable)

(relational) of the Tabajara people

Etymology 2

From Organizações Tabajara, a comedy sketch of Casseta e Planeta Urgente showing a fictitious conglomerate that sold items of dubious quality.

Adjective

tabajara m or f (plural tabajaras, not comparable)

(humorous, Brazil) an item of low-quality or replica of a well-known product
Synonyms: pirata, (Brazil) paraguaio, xingling

Derived terms

tabajarismo

Further reading

“tabajara” in Dicionário inFormal.
“tabajara” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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