chumbo

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)

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃũ.bu/
Etymology

In summary

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

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