bamba
Portuguese, adjective
bamba is spelled B-A-M-B-A (5 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 26,665th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bamba is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “valiant, valorous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of bambo. With an accent, bambá is a different word: “palm oil sediment”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que tem muita valentia”.
What does bamba mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculinevaliant, valorous
- 2
Brazilfemininemasculineexpert, a hotshot, a pro
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of bambo
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinepalm oil sediment
- 2
masculinean Afro-Brazilian dance where the participants sing and clap hands in a circle, surronded by others
- 3
masculinea dance party that ends in conflict
- 4
masculineconflict, disorder
- 5
masculinea card game
- 6
masculinea game played with halfs of peach seeds
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. aquele que tem muita valentia 2. aquele com muito conhecimento de algum assunto, perito
noun: 1. ritmo de dança originado da América Latina 2. nome de um palmípede e um pássaro, existentes na África Oriental 3. moeda que teve circulação em Portugal
noun: 1. bambúrrio
verb: 1. segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo de bambar 2. terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo de bambar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bamba
- bambas plural
- bambás plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is bamba in Portuguese?
bamba appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).