Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bombilla

/bɒmˈbiː(j)ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: bom-bil-la
IPA: /bɒmˈbiː(j)ə/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A straw, often made of metal, ending in a filter and used for drinking maté.

Example Sentences

"The maté is then filled with yerva, after the bombilla has been placed in position. The bombilla is literally “a little pump,” that is, a sucking tube, ending in a perforated bulb, which performs the office of the perforated diaphragm in our teapot spouts."

Etymology

Borrowed from Rioplatense Spanish bombilla (“straw”, literally “little pump”).

Word Breakdown

Root: bombilla

Inflected Forms

bombillas (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce bombilla?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɒmˈbiː(j)ə/.
What does bombilla mean?: A straw, often made of metal, ending in a filter and used for drinking maté.
Where does bombilla come from?: Borrowed from Rioplatense Spanish bombilla (“straw”, literally “little pump”).

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