tumbaga

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noun

A gold-copper alloy used by the pre-Columbian cultures of Central America to make religious objects.

OriginSpanish tumbaga ← Malay tembaga ← Sanskrit ताम्रक →
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Meanings

nountumbaga (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA gold-copper alloy used by the pre-Columbian cultures of Central America to make religious objects.

Origin

  1. Sanskritताम्रक
  2. Malaytembaga
  3. Spanishtumbaga
  4. Englishtumbaga

Borrowed from Spanish tumbaga, from Malay tembaga, from Sanskrit ताम्रक (tāmraka). Doublet of tombak.

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APA

tumbaga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tumbaga

MLA

“tumbaga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tumbaga. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tumbaga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tumbaga.

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