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comba.

curve, bend

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkombɐ]
  1. curve, bend

    feminine
  2. skipping rope

    feminine
  3. fork lightning

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese combo (“bent, curved”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kumbā (compare Welsh cwm and Irish com).

adj[ˈkombɐ]
  1. curved, bent (feminine singular of combo)

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese combo (“bent, curved”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kumbā (compare Welsh cwm and Irish com).

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