chumbo

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) lead (chemical element)
2. (masculine) lead metal
3. (masculine) shot, pellet
4. (masculine) filling
5. (Portugal, colloquial, masculine) fail
6. (Portugal, informal, masculine) rejection (of a vote or proposal)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of chumbar

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)

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Concepts

lead

sinker

Pb

graphite

atomic number 82

plumbum

shot

Synonyms

chumbada

chumbinho

Pb

Translations

plomb

plomo

piombo

Blei

lood

plumbum

plom

رصاص

μόλυβδος

kurşun

plomb

άγω

conduttore

mener

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃũ.bu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: plumbum

In summary

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