nababo
Portuguese, noun/naˈba.bu/
nababo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “nabob (Indian ruler)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “príncipe ou governador de província na Índia muçulmana”.
What does nababo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenabob (Indian ruler)
- 2
masculinenabob (someone wealthy and important)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. príncipe ou governador de província na Índia muçulmana 2. indivíduo que enriqueceu na Índia 3. indivíduo muito rico
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 nababo
- nababos plural
- nababa feminine
- nababas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nababo?
- Brazil /naˈba.bu/
- Portugal /nɐˈba.bu/
- Portugal [nɐˈβa.βu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nababo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nababo in Portuguese?
nababo appears about once in every 38 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).