zambra
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
zambra (plural zambras)
- A dance associated with Andalusia.
- 1852, Washington Irving, Tales from the Alhambra:
- ‘Can you be at a loss in wanton Seville, where black-eyed damsels dance the zambra under every orange grove?’
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French chambre, from Old French chambre, cambre, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρᾱ (kamárā). Doublet of camera.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
zambra f (plural zambre) (obsolete)
Further reading[edit]
- zambra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Arabic زَمَرَ (zamara, “to play a reed instrument”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθambɾa/ [ˈθãm.bɾa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsambɾa/ [ˈsãm.bɾa]
- Rhymes: -ambɾa
- Syllabification: zam‧bra
Noun[edit]
zambra f (plural zambras)
Further reading[edit]
- “zambra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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