Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃimˈbomba/ [t͡ʃĩmˈbõm.ba]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#CHIMBOMBACategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#CHIMBOMBA
• Rhymes: -ombaCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/omba#CHIMBOMBACategory:Rhymes:Spanish/omba/3 syllables#CHIMBOMBA
• Syllabification: chim‧bom‧ba

Noun

chimbomba f (plural chimbombas)Category:Spanish lemmas#CHIMBOMBACategory:Spanish nouns#CHIMBOMBACategory:Spanish countable nouns#CHIMBOMBACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CHIMBOMBACategory:Spanish feminine nouns#CHIMBOMBACategory:Pages with entries#CHIMBOMBACategory:Pages with 1 entry#CHIMBOMBA

1. (El SalvadorCategory:Salvadoran Spanish#CHIMBOMBA) Christmas tree ball-shaped ornament, Christmas bauble (UK)

   Compré varias chimbombas para el árbol.

   I bought various baubles for the tree.

   Category:Spanish terms with usage examples#CHIMBOMBA

2. (NicaraguaCategory:Nicaraguan Spanish#CHIMBOMBA) balloon

   Synonyms: globo, (El Salvador) vejiga

   Podés ayudar inflando las chimbombas.

   You can help by inflating the balloons.

   Category:Spanish terms with usage examples#CHIMBOMBA

Further reading

• “chimbomba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025