bombado

Portuguese

Etymology

From bombar. In the adjective sense, likely in reference to bomba, an informal term for steroids.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bõˈba.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bõˈba.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bõˈba.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõˈba.du/ [bõˈba.ðu]

• Hyphenation: bom‧ba‧do

Adjective

bombado (feminine bombada, masculine plural bombados, feminine plural bombadas)

1. (informal, of a person) fit, muscular

   Synonyms: musculoso, (Brazil) sarado

Participle

bombado (feminine bombada, masculine plural bombados, feminine plural bombadas)

1. past participle of bombar

Further reading

• “bombado”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026