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English
Etymology
From Spanish zambra.
Noun
zambra (plural zambras)
- A dance associated with Andalusia.
1852, Washington Irving, Tales from the Alhambra:‘Can you be at a loss in wanton Seville, where black-eyed damsels dance the zambra under every orange grove?’
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French chambre, from Old French chambre, cambre, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρᾱ (kamárā). Doublet of camera.
Pronunciation
Noun
zambra f (plural zambre) (obsolete)
- room, chamber
- Synonym: camera
- toilet, lavatory
Further reading
- zambra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic زَمَرَ (zamara, “to play a reed instrument”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθambɾa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsambɾa/
- Rhymes: -ambɾa
- Syllabification: zam‧bra
Noun
zambra f (plural zambras)
- gypsy dance, zambra
- (figurative) uproar
Further reading