gambá

Borrowed from Old Tupi gãbá, from gua (“chest, belly”) + ambá (“hollow”).

• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: gam‧bá

gambá m or f (plural gambás)

1. opossum (any species in the family Didelphidae)

   Synonyms: (Bahia) saruê, (North Brazil) mucura, (Ceará) caçaco, (Pernambuco) timbu

2. skunk (any species in the family Mephitidae)

   Synonyms: cangambá, doninha-fedorenta

3. (Brazil, figurative) drunkard
4. (Brazil, figurative, soccer, derogatory) a player or supporter of Corinthians football team
5. (South Brazil, figurative) a stinky person, stinker

• Despite having various diferent names across Brazil, gambá is seen as the "neutral name" for the taxon and is usually the one chosen in papers or any publicity aiming for the whole country.

gambá m (plural gambás)

1. a kind of drum consisting of a hollow log covered at one end
2. a kind of dance whose music uses this drum

gambá f (plural gambás)

1. (Piauí, collective, usually derogatory) rabble (mass of common people)

   Synonym: ralé

gambá m or f (plural gambás)

1. (slang) drunk as a skunk

• “gambá” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “gambá” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “gambá” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.