maxambomba
Portuguese, noun/ma.ʃɐ̃ˈbõ.bɐ/
maxambomba is spelled M-A-X-A-M-B-O-M-B-A (10 letters). Maxambomba is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “an early urban rail vehicle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequena locomotiva que puxava vagões de dois andares com cabine sem coberta para os maquinistas”.
What does maxambomba mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininean early urban rail vehicle
- 2
Brazilfeminineinformaljalopy (old, dilapidated car)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequena locomotiva que puxava vagões de dois andares com cabine sem coberta para os maquinistas
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 maxambomba
- maxambombas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maxambomba?
- Brazil /ma.ʃɐ̃ˈbõ.bɐ/
- Portugal /mɐ.ʃɐ̃ˈbõ.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.