chimbo

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃimbo/ [ˈt͡ʃĩm.bo]
• Rhymes: -imbo
• Syllabification: chim‧bo

Adjective

chimbo (feminine chimba, masculine plural chimbos, feminine plural chimbas)

1. (Colombia, Venezuela) worn out, old, crappy
2. (Paraguay, Venezuela) fake

Noun

chimbo m (plural chimbos)

1. (Honduras) gas cylinder

   Synonym: tanque de gas

   • 2016 November 11, “Explosión de chimbo de gas deja 5 heridos en restaurante”, in La Prensa‎^[1]:

     Cinco personas resultaron con quemaduras en su cuerpo luego que ocurriera la explosión de un chimbo de gas en su lugar de trabajo, un restaurante ubicado en un edificio del bulevar Morazán, de la capital.

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2. (Colombia) penis
3. (Basque Country) any of several passerine birds, including shrikes, redstarts and warblers

Related terms

• chimba

 

Further reading

• “chimbo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Swahili

Etymology

From -chimba.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

chimbo (ma class, plural machimbo)

1. mine (place from which ore is extracted)

Synonyms

• mgodi