pombas
Portuguese, interjection/ˈpõ.bɐs/
pombas is spelled P-O-M-B-A-S (6 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 33,314th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pombas is a Portuguese interjection meaning “yikes! oh no! shucks! (expresses shock, irritation, surprise or displeasure)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a plural of pomba (“dove”).
What does pombas mean in English?
interjection
- 1
informalyikes! oh no! shucks! (expresses shock, irritation, surprise or displeasure)
noun
- 1
feminineplural of pomba (“dove”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of pombas
- pombas! canonical
- pomba alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pombas?
- Brazil /ˈpõ.bɐs/
- /ˈpõ.bɐʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pombas
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pombas in Portuguese?
pombas appears 1.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).