Etymology

timba

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Today it means: A Cuban salsa-derived style of music. Full definition →

Spanish timba ← Tagalog timba ← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timba
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The story

  1. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*timba
  2. Tagalogtimba
  3. Spanishtimba
  4. English todaytimba

Borrowed from Spanish timba.

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