caçamba

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu kisambu (“big basket”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈsɐ̃.bɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈsɐ̃.ba/

  • Hyphenation: ca‧çam‧ba

Noun

caçamba f (plural caçambas)

  1. (Brazil) skip (an open-topped rubbish bin)
    Synonym: caçamba de entulho
  2. (Brazil) bed (platform of a lorry where the load is hauled)
  3. ̣̻(Brazil) dump truck
    Synonyms: caminhão-caçamba, caminhão basculante, basculante

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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