cambur

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Guanche camburi, cambure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamˈbuɾ/ [kãmˈbuɾ]
• Rhymes: -uɾ
• Syllabification: cam‧bur

Noun

cambur m (plural cambures)

1. (Venezuela) banana (fruit)

   Synonyms: banana, plátano, guineo, banano

Related terms

• camburero

Further reading

• “cambur”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “cambur”, 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
• “camburero”, 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