caçamba

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu kisambu (“big basket”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐˈsã.bɐ/
Hyphenation: ca‧çam‧ba

Noun

caçamba f (plural caçambas)

(Brazil) skip (an open-topped rubbish bin)
(Brazil) bed (platform of a lorry where the load is hauled)

Synonyms

(skip): caçamba de entulho

References

“caçamba” in Antônio Houaiss, Mauro de Salles Villar, Francisco Manoel de Mello Franco, Dicionário Houaiss da Língua Portuguesa, 1a ed. Rio de Janeiro : Objetiva, 2001.

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