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Portuguese
Etymology
From zumbir.
Pronunciation
Noun
zumbido m (plural zumbidos)
- drone; buzz; hum (constant noise)
- tinnitus (perception of a constant buzzing noise in the ear)
- Synonyms: tinido, tinnitus
Participle
zumbido (feminine zumbida, masculine plural zumbidos, feminine plural zumbidas)
- past participle of zumbir
Spanish
Etymology
From zumbar + -ido.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θumˈbido/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /sumˈbido/
- Rhymes: -ido
- Syllabification: zum‧bi‧do
Noun
zumbido m (plural zumbidos)
- buzz, hum, ringing (a buzzing or humming noise)
1928, Horacio Quiroga, El hijo:Un profundo zumbido que llena el ser entero e impregna el ámbito hasta donde la vista alcanza, concentra a esa hora toda la vida tropical.- A deep hum that fills the whole being and permeates the environment as far as the eye can see, concentrating all tropical life on this hour.
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