trambolho
Portuguese, noun/tɾɐ̃ˈbo.ʎu/
trambolho is spelled T-R-A-M-B-O-L-H-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese, the 99,585th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trambolho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “junk, thing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualquer corpo que se prende aos pés dos animais domésticos, para que se não afastem para longe”.
What does trambolho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejunk, thing
- 2
masculineembarrassment, hindrance or obstacle
- 3
colloquialmasculinenuisance
- 4
masculineoffensivefat person
- 5
masculinebolt
- 6
masculinehobble, rod attached to the neck, or other impediment once used to difficult the mobility of dogs
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. qualquer corpo que se prende aos pés dos animais domésticos, para que se não afastem para longe 2. molho grande 3. enfiada 4. embaraço, empecilho
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 trambolho
- trambolhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trambolho?
- Brazil /tɾɐ̃ˈbo.ʎu/
- Portugal /tɾɐ̃ˈbo.ʎu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to trambolho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is trambolho in Portuguese?
trambolho appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).