xamba

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chamba.

Pronunciation

Noun

xamba f (plural xambes)

  1. (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

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃambɐ]

Noun

xamba f (plural xambas)

  1. (architecture) jamb

References

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