tembetá
Portuguese, noun/tẽ.beˈta/
tembetá is spelled T-E-M-B-E-T-Á (7 letters). Tembetá is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “A metal or stone rod placed in lower lip piercings by members of some indigenous peoples in South America” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does tembetá mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineA metal or stone rod placed in lower lip piercings by members of some indigenous peoples in South America.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of tembetá
- tembetás plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tembetá?
- Brazil /tẽ.beˈta/
- Portugal /tẽ.bɨˈta/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.