tamboira

Galician

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps from a local Celtic substrate language, ultimately from *temH- (“dark”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tam.ˈboj.ɾa̝/

Noun

tamboira f (plural tamboiras)

1. chimney

   Synonyms: cheminea, chaminea, fumeira, parrumeira, paraña

Further reading

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tamboira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega