tinku
Spanish, noun/ˈtinku/
tinku is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a ritual from the north of Bolivia, originally ritualistic combat but now more dancing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does tinku mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea ritual from the north of Bolivia, originally ritualistic combat but now more dancing
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of tinku
- tinkus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tinku?
- /ˈtinku/
- [ˈt̪ĩŋ.ku]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tinku in Spanish?
tinku appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).