bamba
Spanish, noun/ˈbamba/
bamba is spelled B-A-M-B-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 50,751st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bamba is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “hit, strike (in a game)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Danza tradicional mexicana de Veracruz”.
What does bamba mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehit, strike (in a game)
- 2
femininea Latin American dance
noun
- 1
femininesneaker
- 2
feminineflip-flop, thong, jandal
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Danza tradicional mexicana de Veracruz.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bamba
- bambas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bamba?
- /ˈbamba/
- [ˈbãm.ba]
- [ˈbãmba]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bamba
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bamba in Spanish?
bamba appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).