cambaleante
Portuguese, adjective/kɐ̃.ba.leˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
cambaleante is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “tottering, staggering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does cambaleante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinetottering, staggering
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of cambaleante
- cambaleantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cambaleante?
- Brazil /kɐ̃.ba.leˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /kɐ̃.bɐˈljɐ̃.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cambaleante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cambaleante in Portuguese?
cambaleante appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).