lambão
Portuguese, adjective/lɐ̃ˈbɐ̃w̃/
lambão is spelled L-A-M-B-Ã-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written Portuguese, the 159,424th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lambão is a Portuguese adjective meaning “undexterous, clumsy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o que lambe muito, guloso”.
What does lambão mean in English?
adjective
- 1
undexterous, clumsy
- 2
coarse, crude, rough
- 3
stupid, dumb, ignorant
- 4
trencherman (person who eats a substantial amount of food)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. o que lambe muito, guloso
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 lambão
- lambona feminine
- lambões masculine plural
- lambonas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lambão?
- Brazil /lɐ̃ˈbɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [lɐ̃ˈbɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /lɐ̃ˈbɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lambão in Portuguese?
lambão appears about once in every 30 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).