chambra

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from French robe de chambre, cognate with Galician chambra and Mirandese xambra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃambɾa/, [ˈt͡ɕãm.bɾa]

Noun

chambra f (plural chambres)

1. blouse

   Synonym: brusa

References

• “chambra” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.
• Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (2000). Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana (1ª edición). →ISBN. on-line version.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑ̃.bʁa/

Verb

chambra

1. third-person singular past historic of chambrer

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from French robe de chambre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃambɾɐ]

Noun

chambra f (plural chambras)

1. blouse

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chambra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chambra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chambra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Romansch

Alternative forms

• chombra (Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader)
• combra (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)
• tgombra (Sutsilvan, Surmiran)

Etymology

From Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”).

Noun

chambra f (plural chambras)

1. (Puter) room

Synonyms

• staunza

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃambɾa/ [ˈt͡ʃãm.bɾa]
• Rhymes: -ambɾa
• Syllabification: cham‧bra

Noun

chambra f (plural chambras)

1. a kind of old-fashioned women's blouse

Further reading

• “chambra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28