trambique
Portuguese, noun/tɾɐ̃ˈbi.ki/
trambique is spelled T-R-A-M-B-I-Q-U-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 107,947th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trambique is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “deceitful business” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of trambicar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fraude, golpe ou engano praticado para obter vantagem indevida”.
What does trambique mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinedeceitful business
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fraude, golpe ou engano praticado para obter vantagem indevida 2. negociação ou transação ilícita ou desonesta
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 trambique
- trambiques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trambique?
- Brazil /tɾɐ̃ˈbi.ki/
- Portugal /tɾɐ̃ˈbi.kɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is trambique in Portuguese?
trambique appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).