lombada
Portuguese, noun/lõˈba.dɐ/
lombada is spelled L-O-M-B-A-D-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 38,633rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lombada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a long bump” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o dorso do livro”.
What does lombada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea long bump
- 2
femininethe back of a book or of cattle
- 3
Brazilfemininespeed bump
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o dorso do livro 2. planura em região serrana 3. declive 4. elevação construída na estrada para obrigar a diminuição de velocidade
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 lombada
- lombadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lombada?
- Brazil /lõˈba.dɐ/
- Portugal /lõˈba.dɐ/
- Portugal [lõˈba.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 lombada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lombada in Portuguese?
lombada 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).