chasquibum

Spanish

chasquibumes

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaskiˈbum/ [t͡ʃas.kiˈβ̞ũm]
• Rhymes: -um
• Syllabification: chas‧qui‧bum

Noun

chasquibum m (plural chasquibumes)

1. bang snap (type of very small firework consisting of a small amount of gravel or coarse sand impregnated with a minute amount of silver fulminate and wrapped in a twisted piece of thin paper, which detonates harmlessly when struck, crushed, or ignited)

Further reading

• “chasquibum”, 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