once again i have come across another spanish word from another dialect. What does "tumbao"mean. does it change in the use of this sentence that is describing someone?
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once again i have come across another spanish word from another dialect. What does "tumbao"mean. does it change in the use of this sentence that is describing someone?
to have a tumbao...well, gee, this is easy and yet difficult...one a person has a tumbao, it can mean that this person walks in a certain way, it could be a nice tumbao or a very macho tumbao...it depends on the context.
to have a tumbao yeye means to be cool.
this is Cuban Spanish, some other users may post different meanings for their countries. ;)
it may also mean a journey
somewhere along those lines
like
a trip just someting that they walked
Once again, the difference to Spanish from Spain is quite noticeable:
Tumbao means to be lying around without doing anything.
I always thought that it was like a strut or swagger. Maybe like a C-walk haha.
In the case of Latin songs, I am almost certain that "tumbao" refers to the meaning given by Sandra: It’s a kind of movement … a specific way of walking, which generally involves a characteristic hip swinging
Hope it helps
Hi there!
tumbao(Cuba) (m.) gracia, sensualidad, buen ritmo. Celia Cruz cantaba una canción que hablaba de una negrita que tenía tumbao. :cool:
(www.jergasdehablahispana.org)
Ditto.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hebe
I agree with Hebe and Sandra. Tumbao is a specific way of walking.
Esa negrita que va caminando
Esa negrita tiene su tumbao
Y cuando la gente la va mirando
Ella baila de lao va bien apretao
La negra tiene tumbao
Y no camina de lao
Lyrics to "La Negra Tiene Tumbao" by Celia Cruz