Pajubá

proper noun

A Brazilian cryptolect spoken by adherents of African-Brazilian religions and by the Brazilian LGBT community.

OriginPortuguese pajubá →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Bajubá

  1. A Brazilian cryptolect spoken by adherents of African-Brazilian religions and by the Brazilian LGBT community.

Origin

  1. Portuguesepajubá
  2. EnglishPajubá

Borrowed from Portuguese pajubá.

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APA

Pajubá. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pajub%C3%A1

MLA

“Pajubá.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pajub%C3%A1. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pajubá,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pajub%C3%A1.

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