pimba
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpĩ.bɐ/
- Rhymes: -ĩbɐ
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
pimba!
- expresses an occurrence that is very sudden
- Synonym: pumba
Noun
pimba m (uncountable)
- (Portugal, music, derogatory) type of folk Portuguese music with simple romantic or vulgar lyrics
Etymology 2
Probably an alteration of bimba, of unknown origin.
Noun
pimba f (plural pimbas)
- (Brazil, vulgar, regional) penis
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis
Further reading
- “pimba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025