tombolo

See also: tómbolo and tombolò

English

Etymology

From Italian tombolo (“pillow”), from Latin tumulus (“mound”), from tumeō (“I swell”). Doublet of tumulus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɒmˈbəʊləʊ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

tombolo (plural tombolos)

  1. (geography) A spit of sand linking an island to the mainland (or to another island), formed by longshore drift.

Translations

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin tumulus (“mound”), from tumeō (“to swell”).

Noun

tombolo m (plural tomboli)

  1. lace pillow or cushion
  2. a podgy person
Descendants
  • → Catalan: tómbol
  • → English: tombolo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tombolo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tombolare

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tombolo.

Noun

tombolo n (plural tombolouri)

  1. tombolo

Declension

Declension of tombolo
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative tombolo tomboloul tombolouri tombolourile
genitive-dative tombolo tomboloului tombolouri tombolourilor
vocative tomboloule tombolourilor

References

  • tombolo in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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