"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: 40 0 0 42 17
  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, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Music Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 2 5 15 2 2 3 4 4 27 21 7 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 19 2 1 2 3 3 34 23 4 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 4 4 4 33 23 10 18 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 10 8 8 44 30 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 5 5 5 40 25 9 5 5 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 9 7 7 51 27 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 9 7 7 51 27 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 5 6 5 56 27 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 8 10 6 48 28 Disambiguation of Music: 40 0 0 42 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: timbear
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtimba/, [ˈt̪ĩm.ba] Forms: timbas [plural]
Rhymes: -imba Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timba Tagalog timbabor. Spanish timba Borrowed from Tagalog timba. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|tl:timba|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timba Tagalog timbabor. Spanish timba [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*timba", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "timba", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "timba", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="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, Music Disambiguation of Music: 40 0 0 42 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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      ]
    }
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        ]
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        [
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        ],
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          "_dis": "40 0 0 42 17",
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      ],
      "id": "en-timba-es-noun-WQZ9oWZS",
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        "(colloquial, Mexico, Central America) belly"
      ],
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          "word": "panza"
        }
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtimba/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ĩm.ba]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-imba"
    }
  ],
  "word": "timba"
}

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      ]
    }
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    "tim‧ba"
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ĩm.ba]"
    },
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    }
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      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ĩm.ba]"
    },
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    }
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      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ĩm.ba]"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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