bombilla

noun

bom·​bil·​la

bōmˈbē(l)yə

plural -s

: a small tube with a strainer at one end used in drinking maté

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from American Spanish (Argentina & Paraguay), diminutive of Spanish bomba "pump"

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