bombilla

English

A bombilla

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bombilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boʊmˈbiʃə/

Noun

bombilla (plural bombillas)

1. A straw, often made of metal, ending in a filter and used for drinking maté.

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Asturian

Noun

bombilla f (plural bombilles)

1. light bulb

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Spanish

Etymology

bomba +‎ -illa

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /bomˈbiʝa/ [bõmˈbi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /bomˈbiʝa/ [bõmˈbi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /bomˈbiʎa/ [bõmˈbi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bomˈbiʃa/ [bõmˈbi.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bomˈbiʒa/ [bõmˈbi.ʒa]

Noun

bombilla f (plural bombillas)

1. diminutive of bomba
2. light bulb

   Synonyms: bombillo, (Chile) ampolleta, foco

3. bombilla, drinking straw

Descendants

• → Cebuano: bombilya
• → Tagalog: bombilya

Further reading

• “bombilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014