What does «bemba» mean in Spanish?
- Mouth with one or both lips thick and bulging, a characteristic associated with certain black-skinned ethnic groups.
Examples of use in Spanish: "mirá la bemba de ese negro".
- Muzzle, mug.
- Large vaginal vulva.
♦ Used in: Cuba - Salvador - Head.
♦ Used in: Salvador - Bembo.
♦ Used in: Venezuela - Colloquial name for BMW brand cars.
♦ Used in: Uruguay
Examples of use in Spanish: "pasó tremenda bemba por la calle".
"la bemba era un símbolo de estatus en Montevideo, la tenían los niños bien".
- Bantu language spoken mainly in Zambia. Also known as chibemba, chiwemba and wemba. It is also spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Botswana. It has about 4.2 million speakers.
- (bemba de chucha) Common name for Platypodium elegans, a tree that reaches 40 m in height. Also known as carcuera, costilla, árbol soga, canalua, canaleto, canalu, canalú, cucharo, tertila among other names.
♦ Used in: Panama - (¡bemba e perro!) Interjection of contempt towards someone.
♦ Used in: Cuba - Venezuela - (bemba de chucho, bemba de radio) Tattletale.
- (bemba de radio / radio bemba) That broadcasts unsubstantiated news or rumors.
♦ Used in: Cuba - Dominican Republic
Examples of use in Spanish: "dicen que se murió, lo dice radio bemba".