molambo

adj

The verdict

“molambo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - esfarrapado

Corpus desk

Index PT-molambo · molambo · Portuguese

molambo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for molambo
PropertyValue
Headwordmolambo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “molambo” em português

molambonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

molambo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for molambo, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is molambo, spelled M-O-L-A-M-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    esfarrapado
  2. 2
    mal vestido
  3. 3
    com debilidade de caráter, de idoneidade

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how molambo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. E eis que a toalha de banho tornou-se um pano de chão molambo que, sob os pés da vassoura de palha, ganha vida e até arrisca uns passos de dança aos pés da mesa.
  2. Ele sempre foi muito molambo, muito desleixado com o próprio modo de se vestir. Basta lembrar-se de que ele só utiliza roupas amarrotadas e encardidas.

Synonyms

amarrotadoamassadoencardidorasgadorotosujovelhomaltrapilhoapáticodesleixadodespreocupadofalsotraiçoeiro

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "molambo"?
"molambo" is spelled M-O-L-A-M-B-O.
What does "molambo" mean?
As an adjective, "molambo" means: esfarrapado
What language does "molambo" come from?
"molambo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list