giba
Portuguese, noun/ˈʒi.bɐ/
giba is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “hump” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “corcova”.
What does giba mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehump
- 2
Portugalfemininecrescent moon
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. corcova 2. vela de proa 3. fases da Lua entre os quartos e o plenilúnio
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 giba
- gibas plural
- geba
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce giba?
- Brazil /ˈʒi.bɐ/
- Portugal /ˈʒi.bɐ/
- Portugal [ˈʒi.βɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is giba in Portuguese?
giba appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).