Polyglot Dictionary

calombo

/kaˈlõbu/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os calombos

Meaning

  1. lump

    • Tenho um calombo na testa.

      I have a lump on my forehead.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

bola

Close, figuratively — a lump can look like a small ball or bump.

Similar in other languages

German

Klumpen

Klumpen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "lump."

Spanish

grumo

grumo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "lump."

Practice

1 What does calombo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tenho um ___ na testa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches calombo?

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