chumbo
Spanish, noun/ˈt͡ʃumbo/
chumbo is spelled C-H-U-M-B-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 106,207th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chumbo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “clipping of higo chumbo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Una planta de la familia de las cactáceas”.
What does chumbo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineclipping of higo chumbo
noun
- 1
masculineslanga pistol
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Una planta de la familia de las cactáceas.
noun: 1. Revólver, pistola.
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 chumbo
- chumbos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chumbo?
- /ˈt͡ʃumbo/
- [ˈt͡ʃũm.bo]
- [ˈt͡ʃũmbo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chumbo in Spanish?
chumbo appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).