What does cambalhota in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word cambalhota in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cambalhota in Portuguese.

The word cambalhota in Portuguese means somersault, cambalhota, cambalhota, cambalhota, cambalhota, cambalhota. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cambalhota

somersault

substantivo feminino (girar o corpo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cambalhota

noun (acrobatic flip)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The little boy did a somersault and then a cartwheel.

cambalhota

noun (flip, somersault) (movimento acrobático)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

cambalhota

noun (informal (gym: forward roll)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

cambalhota

noun (roll)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Uma perna da cadeira finalmente deu término à cambalhota da bola de lã.
A chair leg finally put a stop to the ball of wool's tumble.

cambalhota

noun (gymnastic movement)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
O time de ginástica praticava cambalhota para frente e para trás.
The gymnastics team practiced forward and backward rolls.

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