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Kámbamba

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Kámbamba

nounReviewed
Class XDiminutive

Portuguese definitions

  1. 1
    Small stick; wand.
  2. 2
    Switch; cane.
  3. 3
    Small rod; twig.
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Kambámba

adjectivenounReviewed
Class IXAnimals, things, people, foreign languages, etc...

Portuguese definitions

  1. 1
    adjective
    Continuous.
  2. 2
    Complete; whole.
  3. 3
    From beginning to end; uninterrupted.
  4. 4
    All day long.
    Examples
    • 💬mu kumbi ria kambámba
  5. 5
    noun
    Abbrev. of kakimbamba; Little creature.
  6. 6
    Course (of time).
  7. 7
    During; in the course of.
    Examples
    • 💬mu kambámba ka kizuua
  8. 8
    botany
    Type plant of the Verbenaceae family (also known as muxilu-xilu), with edible fruit.
  9. 9
    Chaste tree.
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