zambomba

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zambomba.

A zambomba

Noun

zambomba (plural zambombas)

1. A Spanish friction drum, consisting of a ceramic pot with a skin and a pole in the middle. To play it, the stick is rubbed to make a deep sound

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θamˈbomba/ [θãmˈbõm.ba]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /samˈbomba/ [sãmˈbõm.ba]
• Rhymes: -omba
• Syllabification: zam‧bom‧ba

Noun

zambomba f (plural zambombas)

1. zambomba

Derived terms

• darle a la zambomba
• zambombazo

 

Further reading

• “zambomba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014