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dunker

/ˈdʌŋ.kər/

Tradução: Substantivo que designa uma pessoa que mergulha ou molha a comida em um líquido antes de comer, ou um jogador de basquete capaz de fazer enterradas (dunks).

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noun

C1formalcommon/ˈdʌŋ.kər/

A noun referring to a person who dips food into a liquid before eating it, or a basketball player who is able to make dunk shots.

  • 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa uma pessoa que mergulha ou molha a comida em um líquido antes de comer, ou um jogador de basquete capaz de fazer enterradas (dunks).
  1. Food dipper B1 informal culinary

    A person who dips food, such as cookies or bread, into a liquid like milk, coffee, or soup before eating it.

    • He is a notorious dunker, always dipping his cookies in milk.
    • My grandfather was a dunker who loved bread in his soup.
    • She's a dunker who can't eat fries without ketchup.

    🇵🇹Molhador

    Sinônimos: dipper

  2. Basketball player B1 informal sport

    A basketball player who is skilled at making dunk shots, often by jumping high and forcefully putting the ball through the hoop.

    • Michael Jordan was one of the greatest dunkers in NBA history.
    • The young dunker wowed the crowd with his powerful slam.
    • He's known as a dunker because of his incredible vertical leap.

    🇵🇹Enterrador

    Sinônimos: slammer

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