cuchumbo
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Mayan chum.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kuˈt͡ʃumbo/ [kuˈt͡ʃũm.bo]
Rhymes: -umbo
Syllabification: cu‧chum‧bo
=== Noun ===
cuchumbo m (plural cuchumbos)
(games, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras) dice shaker; a dice cup
Synonym: cubilete
(chiefly El Salvador; also Honduras, Guatemala) container; receptacle
(Honduras) secret Santa
Synonyms: amigo secreto, amigo invisible
=== Further reading ===
“cuchumbo”, 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
“cuchumbo”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010