la negra tiene tumbao....................
La negra tiene tumbao. 2001 hit song by Cecilia Cruz(te amo hasta siempre,Reina)....................my Mexican sweetheart says she has never heard of the word "tumbao". The word is not in any of our dictionaries. We have various ideas: from the verb "tumbar"....perhaps it is Cuban slang for a nice behind, or nicely shaped bottom......
Can anyone help us with this'''
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The word is tumbado. It is customary to not pronounce the "d" in the final syllable in Cuba and some other places. Thus sometimes it is written without the "d".
TUMBAO= that highly desirable African sexiness, the impossible to describe "It" factor
I hope this helps you.
That is certainly helpful. But are you saying that a Mexican, German woman or a Burmese woman cannot have "tumbao"? Is it racially exclusive? Is the use of the word "tumbao" Afro-Cuban slang?
If you don't mind, could you tell us how ( in what linguistic context)you have seen or heard the word "tumbao" used'
This was what I found when I searched Cuban Slang. Personally I have never heard of it before.
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