zamba

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Asturian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

zamba

  1. feminine singular of zambu

Chichewa[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

zamba class 1a (plural azamba class 2)

  1. midwife

Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic ذَنْب (ḏanb).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /zàm.bá/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [zàm.bə́]

Noun[edit]

zàmba f (plural zàmbàce-zàmbàce, possessed form zàmbar̃)

  1. fraud, deceit

Lingala[edit]

Noun[edit]

zamba

  1. forest, bush

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From zambo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθamba/ [ˈθãm.ba]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsamba/ [ˈsãm.ba]
  • Rhymes: -amba
  • Syllabification: zam‧ba

Noun[edit]

zamba f (plural zambas)

  1. (dance) traditional dance of Argentina

Noun[edit]

zamba f (plural zambas)

  1. female equivalent of zambo

Adjective[edit]

zamba

  1. feminine singular of zambo

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