zambra
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
zambra (plural zambras)
- A dance associated with Andalusia.
- 1852, Washington Irving, Tales from the Alhambra:
- ‘Can you be at a loss in wanton Seville, where black-eyed damsels dance the zambra under every orange grove?’
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French chambre, from Old French chambre, cambre, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρᾱ (kamárā). Doublet of camera.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
zambra f (plural zambre) (obsolete)
Further reading edit
- zambra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Arabic زَمَرَ (zamara, “to play a reed instrument”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθambɾa/ [ˈθãm.bɾa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsambɾa/ [ˈsãm.bɾa]
- Rhymes: -ambɾa
- Syllabification: zam‧bra
Noun edit
zambra f (plural zambras)
Further reading edit
- “zambra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014