lambada
Portuguese, noun/lɐ̃ˈba.dɐ/
lambada is spelled L-A-M-B-A-D-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 50,402nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lambada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “lambada” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of lambado. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “bofetada”.
What does lambada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelambada
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of lambado
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bofetada 2. ritmo de dança brasileiro que surgiu com a fusão de outros ritmos existentes como o carimbó e a guitarrada
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 lambada
- lambadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lambada?
- Brazil /lɐ̃ˈba.dɐ/
- Portugal /lɐ̃ˈba.dɐ/
- Portugal [lɐ̃ˈba.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lambada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lambada in Portuguese?
lambada appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).