chimbo

Spanish

Adjective

chimbo (feminine singular chimba, masculine plural chimbos, feminine plural chimbas)

  1. (Colombia, Venezuela) worn out, old
  2. (Colombia, Venezuela) crappy
  3. (Colombia, Paraguay, Venezuela) fake

Noun

chimbo m (plural chimbos)

  1. (Honduras) gas cylinder
    • 2016 November 11, “Explosión de chimbo de gas deja 5 heridos en restaurante”, in La Prensa‎:
      Cinco personas resultaron con quemaduras en su cuerpo luego que ocurriera la explosión de un chimbo de gas en su lugar de trabajo, un restaurante ubicado en un edificio del bulevar Morazán, de la capital.
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  2. (Colombia) penis
  3. (Basque Country) any of several passerine birds, including shrikes, redstarts and warblers

Synonyms
  • (gas cylinder): tanque de gas

Swahili

Etymology

From -chomba.

Noun

chimbo (ma class, plural machimbo)

  1. mine (place from which ore is extracted)

Synonyms
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