gambá

/ɡɐ̃ˈba/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os gambás

Meaning

  1. opossum

    • Um gambá entrou.

      An opossum came in.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

zarigüeya

zarigüeya is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "opossum."

French

opossum

opossum is the French word for the same thing — both mean "opossum."

Practice

1 What does gambá mean?

2 Fill the gap: Um ___ entrou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gambá?

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