chumbo

(Inglés)

chumbar

  1. (transitive) to lead (to cover, fill or affect with lead)
  2. (transitive) to add lead weights to something
  3. (colloquial, transitive) to shoot someone
  4. (colloquial, transitive) to make someone stuporous or lethargic
  5. (Portugal, colloquial, transitive) to fail an exam, to flunk
  6. (Portugal, colloquial, transitive) to reject, to vote down (a proposal, a bill)

Frecuencia

C1
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈʃũ.bu/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese chumbo, from Latin plumbum. Doublet of prumo.

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