timbu
Portuguese, noun/t͡ʃĩˈbu/
timbu is spelled T-I-M-B-U (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 57,216th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Timbu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does timbu mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewhite-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of timbu
- timbus plural
- timbú alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce timbu?
- Brazil /t͡ʃĩˈbu/
- Portugal /tĩˈbu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is timbu in Portuguese?
timbu appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).