kumbira

Cebuano

Etymology

From kombida, from Spanish convida, convidar (“to invite”), from Vulgar Latin *convitāre, from Latin invitāre, present active infinitive of invītō (“I invite”). Also from Cebuano bira.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kum‧bi‧ra

Noun

kumbira

1. a feast; a very large meal; often of a ceremonial nature

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kumbira.