machimbombo
Portuguese, noun/ma.ʃĩˈbõ.bu/
machimbombo is spelled M-A-C-H-I-M-B-O-M-B-O (11 letters). Machimbombo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “bus (motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ascensor mecânico para ladeiras íngremes”.
What does machimbombo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebus (motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ascensor mecânico para ladeiras íngremes 2. qualquer veículo pesado e ronceiro 3. autocarro de transportes públicos
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 machimbombo
- machimbombos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce machimbombo?
- Brazil /ma.ʃĩˈbõ.bu/
- Portugal /mɐ.ʃĩˈbõ.bu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to machimbombo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.