embromation
Portuguese, noun/ẽ.bɾoˈmej.ʃõ/
embromation is spelled E-M-B-R-O-M-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written Portuguese, the 197,229th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Embromation is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “the act of beating around the bush, especially while pretending to do something useful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de embromar”.
What does embromation mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculineslangthe act of beating around the bush, especially while pretending to do something useful
- 2
Brazilfemininemasculineslangthe act of improvising the use of a foreign language, such as mimicking the lyrics of a song or using Portuguese-like words and syntax
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de embromar 2. ato de falar inglês pouco ou nada fluente
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.
How do you pronounce embromation?
- Brazil /ẽ.bɾoˈmej.ʃõ/
- Brazil [ẽ.bɾoˈmeɪ̯.ʃõ]
- Brazil /ĩ.bɾoˈmej.ʃõ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is embromation in Portuguese?
embromation appears about once in every 49 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).