cachimba

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡ʃimba/ [kaˈt͡ʃĩm.ba]
• Rhymes: -imba
• Syllabification: ca‧chim‧ba

Etymology 1

From Kimbundu kišima.

Noun

cachimba f (plural cachimbas)

1. tobacco pipe

   Synonym: pipa

2. hookah

   Synonyms: narguile, shisha

Derived terms

• cachimbear
• fregar la cachimba

 

Etymology 2

Noun

cachimba f (plural cachimbas)

1. female equivalent of cachimbo

Further reading

• “cachimba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10