colimba

Spanish

Etymology

From a vesre form of milico, reformed as an acronym (or possibly backronym) for COrre, LIMpia, BArre (run, clean, sweep).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈlimba/ [koˈlĩm.ba]
  • Rhymes: -imba
  • Syllabification: co‧lim‧ba

Noun

colimba f (plural colimbas)

  1. (vesre, Argentina) military conscription
    1. (vesre, Rioplatense) conscript

Further reading

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