matumbo
Portuguese, noun/maˈtũ.bu/
matumbo is spelled M-A-T-U-M-B-O (7 letters). Matumbo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “rude (person), ignorant (person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cova”.
What does matumbo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerude (person), ignorant (person)
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinea hole or ditch in which cassava is planted
- 2
Brazilmasculinea portion of elevated land between furrows
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cova 2. ignorante
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 matumbo
- matumbos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce matumbo?
- Brazil /maˈtũ.bu/
- Portugal /mɐˈtũ.bu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.