vambora
Portuguese
Etymology
Short form of the phrase vamos embora.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /vɐ̃ˈbɔ.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vɐ̃ˈbɔ.ɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /vɐ̃ˈbɔ.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐ̃ˈbɔ.ɾɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɔɾɐ
Interjection
vambora
Descendants
- Papiamentu: ban
Further reading
- “vambora”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “vambora”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025