zurumbo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• surumbo

Etymology

Of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θuˈɾumbo/ [θuˈɾũm.bo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /suˈɾumbo/ [suˈɾũm.bo]
• Rhymes: -umbo
• Syllabification: zu‧rum‧bo

Adjective

zurumbo (feminine zurumba, masculine plural zurumbos, feminine plural zurumbas) (colloquial)

1. (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador) bewildered, baffled, especially due to a blow
2. (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador) dizzy, giddy
3. (Honduras, El Salvador) fainted, passed out
4. (El Salvador, Nicaragua) foolish, stupid
5. (El Salvador, Nicaragua) drugged-out or drunken; intoxicated

Further reading

• “zurumbo”, 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
• “zurumbo”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010