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/ˈtɾompo/

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Translation

spinning top; vertical spit for roasting meat (Mexico, tacos al pastor)

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Word origin

Of uncertain origin; possibly from trompa ('horn'), from its shape.

Origin: Spanish (uncertain)

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluraltrompos

Examples

The taco cook slices the meat straight off the spit.

Tacos al pastor are cooked on a vertical spit.

As a child I played with a wooden spinning top.

The spit turns slowly in front of the fire.

At the fair they sold coloured spinning tops.

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