joroba

See also: jorobá

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xoˈɾoba/ [xoˈɾo.β̞a]
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  • Rhymes: -oba
  • Syllabification: jo‧ro‧ba

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic حَدُوبَّا (ḥadúbba), from Classical Arabic هَضَبَة (haḍaba).

Noun

joroba f (plural jorobas)

  1. hump
    Synonym: giba
  2. (colloquial) pain in the neck
    Synonym: coñazo
  3. (Costa Rica) trunk, boot (of a car)
    Synonyms: maletero, baúl, cajuela

Etymology 2

Verb

joroba

  1. inflection of jorobar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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