Etymology

bombilla

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Today it means: A straw, often made of metal, ending in a filter and used for drinking maté. Full definition →

Rioplatense Spanish bombilla
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  1. Rioplatense Spanish · borrowed frombombilla“straw”
  2. English todaybombilla

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

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