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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chamba.
Pronunciation
Noun
xamba f (plural xambes)
- (colloquial) fluke
- Synonyms: carambola, benaurança, xiripa, xurro
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
From French jambe, from Late Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek κάμπη (kámpē), from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- (“to bend; crooked”). Compare Spanish jamba, English jamb.
Pronunciation
Noun
xamba f (plural xambas)
- (architecture) jamb
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