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chimbolo

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pipil tzimpulu (“little fish”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃimˈbolo/ [t͡ʃĩmˈbo.lo]
  • Rhymes: -olo
  • Syllabification: chim‧bo‧lo

Noun

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chimbolo m (plural chimbolos)

  1. (El Salvador) molly (A fish of the genus Poecilia, particularly sphenops and gracilis.)

References

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  1. ^ Tesis estudio del sustrato lingüístico indígena en el español salvadoreño

Further reading

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