tombolo

See also: tómbolo and tombolò

English

Etymology

From Italian tombolo (“pillow”), from Latin tumulus (“mound”), from tumeō (“I swell”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɒmˈbəʊləʊ/

Noun

tombolo (plural tombolos)

  1. (geography) A spit of sand linking an island to the mainland (or to another island), formed by longshore drift.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tumulus (“mound”), from tumeō (“I swell”).

Noun

tombolo m (plural tomboli)

  1. lace pillow or cushion
  2. a podgy person

Verb

tombolo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tombolare
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