cachimbo
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cachimbo
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ĩbu
- Hyphenation: ca‧chim‧bo
Etymology 1
Unknown.[1][2] Perhaps borrowed from Kimbundu kixima (“cistern, tank”).[3][4]
Noun
cachimbo m (plural cachimbos)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
cachimbo
References
- ^ “cachimbo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- ^ “cachimbo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- ^ “cachimbo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- ^ “cachimbo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
cachimbo m (plural cachimbos)
- (colloquial, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua) a lot (of); a pile (of)
- Synonyms: montón, (El Salvador) cachimbazal, (El Salvador) penco
- ¡Andá lavá ese cachimbo de trastes del lavadero ya!
- Go wash that pile of dishes in the sink now!
Noun
cachimbo m (plural cachimbos, feminine cachimba, feminine plural cachimbas)
Further reading
- “cachimbo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
- “cachimbo” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010