bambambã
Portuguese, noun/bɐ̃.bɐ̃ˈbɐ̃/
bambambã is spelled B-A-M-B-A-M-B-Ã (8 letters) and appears about once in every 65 million words in written Portuguese, the 221,886th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bambambã is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “big shot (a person with a reputation of importance or power)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que é ou se acha muito importante”.
What does bambambã mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilderogatoryfeminineinformalmasculinebig shot (a person with a reputation of importance or power)
- 2
Brazilderogatoryfeminineinformalmasculineknow-it-all (someone who claims to be knowledgeable or an expert in something)
- 3
Brazilderogatoryfeminineinformalmasculinebully (person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pessoa que é ou se acha muito importante 2. valentão
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 bambambã
- bambambãs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bambambã?
- Brazil /bɐ̃.bɐ̃ˈbɐ̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bambambã
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bambambã in Portuguese?
bambambã appears about once in every 65 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).