tumbaga

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tumbaga

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Borrowed from Spanish tumbaga, from Malay tembaga, from Sanskrit ताम्रक (tāmraka). Doublet of tombak.

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uncountable A gold-copper alloy used by the pre-Columbian cultures of Central America to make religious objects.

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"tumbaga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tumbaga. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tumbaga. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tumbaga

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"tumbaga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tumbaga.

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@misc{tumbaga_2026,
  title = {tumbaga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tumbaga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}