cacimba

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈsĩ.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈsĩ.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈsĩ.ba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈsĩ.bɐ/

• Hyphenation: ca‧cim‧ba

Etymology 1

From Kimbundu quixima (“water well”).

Noun

cacimba f (plural cacimbas)

1. (Angola, Brazil) well (hole dug to obtain water)

   Synonym: poço

2. (Angola, Portugal) drizzle

   Synonyms: morrinha, chuva molha-tolos

3. (Angola, Portugal) fog

   Synonyms: nevoeiro, névoa, neblina

Etymology 2

Verb

cacimba

1. inflection of cacimbar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative