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show de bola

Portuguese, adjective/ˈʃo(w) d͡ʒi ˈbɔ.lɐ/

show de bola is a Portuguese adjective meaning “awesome; amazing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does show de bola mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    Brazildatedslangawesome; amazing

  2. 2

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see show, de, bola.

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. excepcional, extraordinário, inédito

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.

How do you pronounce show de bola?

  • Brazil /ˈʃo(w) d͡ʒi ˈbɔ.lɐ/
  • Brazil [ˈʃo(ʊ̯) d͡ʒi ˈbɔ.lɐ]
  • Portugal /ˈʃo(w) dɨ ˈbɔ.lɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.