xamba
Catalan
Etymology
Spanish chamba
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈʃam.bə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃam.ba/
Noun
xamba f (plural xambes)
- (colloquial) fluke
- Synonyms: carambola, benaurança, xiripa, xurro
Further reading
- “xamba” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “xamba”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
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
- IPA(key): [ˈʃambɐ]
Noun
xamba f (plural xambas)
- (architecture) jamb
Related terms
- xambeta
- xamón
References
- “xamba” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “xamba” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “xamba” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.