birimbao

English

Noun

birimbao (plural birimbaos)

1. (rare) Alternative spelling of berimbau.

Spanish

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese berimbau, ultimately from Kimbundu mbirimbau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biɾimˈbao/ [bi.ɾĩmˈba.o]
• Rhymes: -ao
• Syllabification: bi‧rim‧ba‧o

Noun

birimbao m (plural birimbaos)

1. Jew's harp (musical instrument)

Further reading

• “birimbao”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025