See also: Bemba

English

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Noun

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bemba (plural bembas)

  1. (music, Trinidad and Tobago) A type of folk drum used in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “does it come from an African language?”)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbemba/ [ˈbẽm.ba]
  • Rhymes: -emba
  • Syllabification: bem‧ba

Noun

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bemba f (plural bembas)

  1. (Canary Islands, Antilles, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela) Mouth with large and bulky lips

Adjective

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bemba f sg

  1. feminine singular of bembo

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