bebum
Portuguese, noun/beˈbũ/
bebum is spelled B-E-B-U-M (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 70,861st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bebum is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “one who is frequently under the influence of alcohol; a drunkard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa viciada em bebida alcoólica ou com intoxicação alcoólica; bêbado, bêbada”.
What does bebum mean in English?
adjective
- 1
colloquialderogatoryfemininemasculinedrunk; under the influence of alcohol
noun
- 1
colloquialderogatoryfemininemasculineone who is frequently under the influence of alcohol; a drunkard
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pessoa viciada em bebida alcoólica ou com intoxicação alcoólica; bêbado, bêbada
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 bebum
- bebuns plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bebum?
- Brazil /beˈbũ/
- Portugal /bɨˈbũ/
- Portugal [bɨˈβũ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bebum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bebum in Portuguese?
bebum appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).