chimba

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃimba/ [ˈt͡ʃĩm.ba] Rhymes: -imba Syllabification: chim‧ba === Noun === chimba f (plural chimbas) (Colombia, colloquial) enjoyable, pleasurable, attractive thing Synonym: melo Ese carro está muy chimba. ― That car is very cool. El computador que trajo es una chimba. ― The computer he brought is pretty cool. ==== Usage notes ==== Equivalent to colloquial English cool. It can be used with the verbs ser and estar (“to be”). === Adverb === chimba (Colombia, colloquial) properly, pleasantly ==== Related terms ==== chimbita === Adjective === chimba feminine singular of chimbo === Further reading === “chimba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swahili == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *cimba, from Common Bantu *-cɪ̀mba. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -tsimɓa and Giryama -tsimba. === Pronunciation === === Verb === -chimba (infinitive kuchimba) to dig, to excavate to spy on someone, to cause trouble ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Passive: -chimbwa Stative: -chimbika (“to be dug”) Nominal derivations: chimbo (“mine”) mchimbaji (“miner”) uchimbaji (“mining”)