zambra

English

Etymology

From Spanish zambra.

Noun

zambra (plural zambras)

1. 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

Etymology

Borrowed from French chambre, from Old French chambre, cambre, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρᾱ (kamárā). Doublet of camera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡zam.bra/
• Rhymes: -ambra
• Hyphenation: zàm‧bra

Noun

zambra f (plural zambre) (obsolete)

1. room, chamber

   Synonym: camera

2. toilet, lavatory

Further reading

• zambra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic زَمَرَ (zamara, “to play a reed instrument”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθambɾa/ [ˈθãm.bɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsambɾa/ [ˈsãm.bɾa]
• Rhymes: -ambɾa
• Syllabification: zam‧bra

Noun

zambra f (plural zambras)

1. gypsy dance, zambra
2. (figurative) uproar

Further reading

• “zambra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10