lambe-botas
Portuguese, noun/ˌlɐ̃.biˈbɔ.tɐs/
lambe-botas is spelled L-A-M-B-E-B-O-T-A-S (10 letters). Lambe-botas is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bootlicker (person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que bajula a outrem”.
What does lambe-botas mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinebootlicker (person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aquele que bajula a outrem 2. pessoa subserviente 3. lacaio
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 lambe-botas?
- Brazil /ˌlɐ̃.biˈbɔ.tɐs/
- /ˌlɐ̃.biˈbɔ.tɐʃ/
- Portugal /ˌlɐ̃.bɨˈbɔ.tɐʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lambe-botas
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.