"timba" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtimba/, [ˈt̪ĩm.ba] Forms: timbas [plural]
Rhymes: -imba Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} timba f (plural timbas)
  1. timba (Cuban salsa-derived music) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-timba-es-noun-2r0qQG2V Categories (other): Music Disambiguation of Music: 47 0 0 33 20
  2. a gambling match, an instance of playing a game of chance Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-timba-es-noun-MNV3pg78 Categories (other): Gambling Disambiguation of Gambling: 4 48 38 2 8
  3. an unofficial or illegal gambling establishment or casino Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-timba-es-noun-ZLTeBE4L
  4. (colloquial, Mexico, Central America) belly Tags: Central-America, Mexico, colloquial, feminine Synonyms: panza
    Sense id: en-timba-es-noun-WQZ9oWZS Categories (other): Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 9 11 7 45 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtimba/, [ˈt̪ĩm.ba] Forms: timbas [plural]
Rhymes: -imba Etymology: Borrowed from Tagalog timba. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|tl|timba}} Borrowed from Tagalog timba Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} timba f (plural timbas)
  1. (Philippines) bucket; pail (especially one used to fetch water from an open well) Tags: Philippines, feminine Synonyms: balde
    Sense id: en-timba-es-noun-~-qGlwnh Categories (other): Philippine Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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