What does trompa in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word trompa in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use trompa in Spanish.

The word trompa in Spanish means trunk, French horn, drunk, mouth, binge, cantilevered vault, proboscis, be astonished, be gobsmacked, Eustachian tube, Fallopian tube. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word trompa

trunk

nombre femenino (animal: prolongación nasal) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El elefante usa su trompa para arrancar hojas y succionar agua.
Elephants use their trunks to pick leaves and drink water.

French horn

nombre femenino (instrumento musical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La trompa o corno francés en un inicio se fabricaba con cuernos de animales.
The French horn was initially made from animal horns.

drunk

adjetivo invariable (España, coloquial (borracho)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Lo despidieron porque todos los días llegaba trompa al trabajo.
They fired him because he came to work drunk every day.

mouth

nombre femenino (Méx., AR, CU, Ur., SV, coloq (boca, labios)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Para la trompa porque te voy a dar un beso.
Keep your mouth still because I'm going to kiss you.

binge

nombre femenino (España, coloquial (borrachera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¡Vaya trompa que llevas, amigo!
What a binge you are on, my friend!

cantilevered vault

nombre femenino (arquitectura: bóveda)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La trompa es un arco que se encuentra en el interior de la pechina y sirve para reforzarla.
A cantilevered vault is an arch that is located on the inside of a pendentive and helps reinforce it.

proboscis

nombre femenino (insecto: aparato chupador)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Insectos como el mosquito y la mosca tienen una trompa que les sirve para succionar.
Insects such as the mosquito and the fly have a proboscis that allows them to suck.

be astonished, be gobsmacked

locución verbal (coloquial (caerse de frente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Eustachian tube

locución nominal femenina (anatomía: tuba auditiva) (anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Fallopian tube

locución nominal femenina (Anatomía: trompa uterina) (anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las trompas de Falopio conectan los ovarios con el útero.
The Fallopian tubes connect the ovaries to the uterus.

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