Bombilla Definition

bŏm-bēyə
noun
A metal straw having a bulbous end perforated with holes that filters out mate leaves when drinking mate from a calabash.
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Origin of Bombilla

  • American Spanish from diminutive of Spanish bomba pump from Latin bombus a booming sound bomb

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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