maromba
Portuguese, noun/maˈɾõ.bɐ/
maromba is spelled M-A-R-O-M-B-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 72,332nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maromba is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a muscular and strong person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of marombar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mesmo que musculação, malhação”.
What does maromba mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculineslanga muscular and strong person
noun
- 1
femininetightrope
- 2
femininebalance pole (balancing tool for tightrope walking)
- 3
Brazilfeminineslangthe regular practice of physical exercise
- 4
femininetrouble, difficulty (hard situation)
- 5
feminineslyness, astuteness
- 6
femininedumbbell
adjective
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculineslangmuscular, fit
noun
- 1
femininea group of cattle
- 2
femininethe place where the cattle are sheltered from cold and floods
- 3
femininea raft for the transportation of cattle
- 4
femininea place where bricks are manufactured
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineweevil of the species Heilipodus naevulus, a pest of grapevines
- 2
Brazilfemininethe disease caused by this insect
noun
- 1
Portugalfemininea grapevine disease caused by the lack of boron, which results in yellowish leaves and millerandage.
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mesmo que musculação, malhação
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 maromba
- marombas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maromba?
- Brazil /maˈɾõ.bɐ/
- Portugal /mɐˈɾõ.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maromba
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maromba in Portuguese?
maromba 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).