taboca
Portuguese, noun/taˈbɔ.kɐ/
taboca is spelled T-A-B-O-C-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written Portuguese, the 139,586th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Taboca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bamboo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espécie de bambu”.
What does taboca mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininebamboo
- 2
BrazilfeminineA bamboo bud filled with gunpowder, used as a homemade firecracker.
- 3
BrazilfeminineA thin, dry biscuit, cylindrical in shape.
- 4
BrazilfeminineA small shop or stall selling odds and ends.
- 5
Brazilfemininedeceit, fraud
- 6
BrazilfeminineAn ant of the species Camponotus atriceps.
- 7
Brazilfemininesynonym of castanha (Umbrina coroides, a species of fish)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espécie de bambu 2. estabelecimento de pequeno negócio
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 taboca
- tabocas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce taboca?
- Brazil /taˈbɔ.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is taboca in Portuguese?
taboca appears about once in every 22 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).