lambisgóia
Portuguese, noun
lambisgóia is spelled L-A-M-B-I-S-G-Ó-I-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written Portuguese, the 161,170th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lambisgóia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of lambisgoia; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, lambisgoia is a different word: “haughty woman, prig”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vide lambisgoia”.
What does lambisgóia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of lambisgoia; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininehaughty woman, prig
- 2
derogatoryfemininegossipy, intriguer (said of a woman)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mulher feia e antipática
noun: 1. vide lambisgoia
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 lambisgóia
- lambisgoias plural
- lambisgóia alternative
- lambisgóias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is lambisgóia in Portuguese?
lambisgóia appears about once in every 31 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).