nababo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Urdu نواب‎, from Persian [Term?], from the honorific plural of Arabic نَائِب‎ (nāʾib, “deputy”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /na.ˈba.bu/
  • Hyphenation: na‧ba‧bo

Noun

nababo m (plural nababos, feminine nababa, feminine plural nababas)

  1. nabob (someone wealthy and important)
    Synonym: magnata

Derived terms
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