témpano
Spanish, noun/ˈtempano/
témpano is spelled T-É-M-P-A-N-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 77,962nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Témpano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “iceberg” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Especie de tambor de un solo parche, con caja metálica en forma de media esfera. Generalmente se tocan dos a…”.
What does témpano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineiceberg
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Especie de tambor de un solo parche, con caja metálica en forma de media esfera. Generalmente se tocan dos a la vez templados en tono diferente. 2. Tamborcillo o tamboril que suele tocarse en fiestas públicas. 3. Hoja de tocino, quitados los perniles. 4. Piel extendida del pandero, tambor, etcétera.
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 témpano
- témpanos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce témpano?
- /ˈtempano/
- [ˈt̪ẽm.pa.no]
- [ˈt̪ẽmpano]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to témpano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is témpano in Spanish?
témpano appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).