cerbatana

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَبَطَانَة (sabaṭāna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θeɾbaˈtana/ [θeɾ.β̞aˈt̪a.na]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /seɾbaˈtana/ [seɾ.β̞aˈt̪a.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: cer‧ba‧ta‧na

Noun

cerbatana f (plural cerbatanas)

1. blowgun; blowpipe
2. peashooter
3. nodeweed (Synedrella nodiflora)

Derived terms

• cerbatanero

 

Further reading

• “cerbatana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28