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Spanish Slang Spanish has plenty of local slang words that aren't understood throughout the Spanish-speaking world. This forum can help you deal with Spanish slang words that are primarily used in a certain area.

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Old 10-18-2007, 05:29 AM   #1
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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?
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Old 10-18-2007, 07:22 AM   #2
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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.
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it may also mean a journey
somewhere along those lines
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a trip just someting that they walked
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Once again, the difference to Spanish from Spain is quite noticeable:

Tumbao means to be lying around without doing anything.
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I always thought that it was like a strut or swagger. Maybe like a C-walk haha.
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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

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