tromba

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tromba f (plural trombes)

  1. whirlwind, waterspout
  2. tornado

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Galician[edit]

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Noun[edit]

tromba f (plural trombas)

  1. thunderstorm
    Synonyms: torboada, torbón, treboada

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Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrom.ba/
  • Rhymes: -omba
  • Hyphenation: tróm‧ba

Etymology 1[edit]

From a Germanic source (Frankish *trumba, Old High German trumpa, Old Norse trumba), all imitative.

Noun[edit]

tromba f (plural trombe)

  1. trumpet
  2. horn
  3. (military) bugler
  4. well (in a building)
  5. shaft
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Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

tromba

  1. third-person singular present indicative of trombare

Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian tromba.

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Noun[edit]

tromba f (plural trombi or tronob)

  1. binoculars
  2. trumpet

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Piedmontese[edit]

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Noun[edit]

tromba f (plural trombe)

  1. trumpet

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: trom‧ba

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese tromba, trompa, from Frankish *trumpa, from an imitative Germanic word.

Noun[edit]

tromba f (plural trombas)

  1. trunk (extended nasal organ of an elephant)
  2. (colloquial, by extension) face
  3. (colloquial) a sullen facial expression
    estar de trombasto be in a bad mood
  4. stinger (pointed portion of an insect or arachnid)
  5. Clipping of tromba d'água (waterspout).
  6. (obsolete) a trumpet or bugle
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

tromba

  1. inflection of trombar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian tromba (trumpet).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾomba/ [ˈt̪ɾõm.ba]
  • Rhymes: -omba
  • Syllabification: trom‧ba

Noun[edit]

tromba f (plural trombas)

  1. whirlwind, tornado
    Synonym: torbellino
  2. waterspout
    Synonym: tifón

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Vilamovian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French trompette.

Noun[edit]

tromba f

  1. trumpet