xamba
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
xamba f (plural xambes)
- (colloquial) fluke
- Synonyms: carambola, benaurança, xiripa, xurro
Further reading[edit]
- “xamba” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “xamba”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French jambe, from Late Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek κάμπη (kámpē), from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- (“to bend; crooked”). Compare Spanish jamba, English jamb.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
xamba f (plural xambas)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “xamba” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “xamba” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “xamba” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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