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kombi

Portuguese, noun/ˈkõ.bi/

kombi is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Volkswagen Kombi, a very popular van that was manufactured in Brazil between 1950 and 2013” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “combe, kômbi”.

What does kombi mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    BrazilfeminineVolkswagen Kombi, a very popular van that was manufactured in Brazil between 1950 and 2013

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. combe, kômbi

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 kombi

  • kombis plural
  • combi alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce kombi?

  • Brazil /ˈkõ.bi/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is kombi in Portuguese?

kombi appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).