marambaia
Portuguese, noun/ma.ɾɐ̃ˈbaj.ɐ/
marambaia is spelled M-A-R-A-M-B-A-I-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 69,446th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Marambaia is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “landlubber (a seaman who prefers being on land)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “marinheiro que não gosta da profissão”.
What does marambaia mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilderogatorymasculinelandlubber (a seaman who prefers being on land)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. marinheiro que não gosta da profissão
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 marambaia
- marambaias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce marambaia?
- Brazil /ma.ɾɐ̃ˈbaj.ɐ/
- Brazil [ma.ɾɐ̃ˈbaɪ̯.ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is marambaia in Portuguese?
marambaia appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).