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comba

Pronunciation: [ˈkombɐ]

“comba” is a Galician word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. curve, bend
  2. skipping rope
  3. fork lightning

adjective

  1. curved, bent (feminine singular of combo)

Etymology

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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