ebó
Portuguese, noun/eˈbɔ/
ebó is spelled E-B-Ó (3 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese, the 98,532nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ebó is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “an offering to a deity in Afro-Brazilian religions such as Umbanda and Candomblé” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sacrifício de animal votivo dedicado a um orixá ou oferenda feita em sua intenção”.
What does ebó mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinean offering to a deity in Afro-Brazilian religions such as Umbanda and Candomblé
- 2
Brazilmasculinea food of African origin made with corn and dendê oil
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sacrifício de animal votivo dedicado a um orixá ou oferenda feita em sua intenção 2. oferenda, em forma de comida, feita a alguma entidade como agradecimento ou pagamento por bênção recebida 3. prato feito de farinha de milho
noun: 1. prato afro-baiano feito de farinha de milho branco sem sal, ao qual, às vezes, se acrescenta feijão-fradinho torrado e azeite de dendê; prato votivo de orixá Oxalá (como Oxalufã e Oxaguiã), Iemanjá (com azeite de oliveira ou mel) e Oxumaré (com coco)
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 ebó
- ebós plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ebó?
- Brazil /eˈbɔ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ebó in Portuguese?
ebó appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).