baba-ovo

Portuguese

Etymology

From baba +‎ ovo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌba.bɐˈo.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌba.bɐˈo.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌba.baˈo.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌba.bɐˈo.vu/ [ˌba.βɐˈo.vu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌba.bɐˈo.vu/ [ˌba.βɐˈo.vu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌba.bɐˈo.bu/ [ˌba.βɐˈo.βu]

Noun

baba-ovo m or f by sense (plural baba-ovos)

1. (Brazil, informal) flatterer, sycophant (one who compliments a lot, usually to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another person)

   Synonyms: bajulador, puxa-saco, adulador, lambe-botas

Related terms

• babar ovo

Further reading

• “baba-ovo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.