mampara

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English

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Etymology

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Unknown. Possibly an imitative rendition of the call of the Cape Turtle Dove. A slang term used by hunters for this particularly silly pigeon.

  • Cape Turtle Dove:(file)

Noun

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mampara (plural mamparas)

  1. (South Africa, slang) A fool; a buffoon.
    Every week the Sunday Times names and shames a mampara—generally a public figure who has said or done something so idiotic that it boggles the mind.

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Afrikaans

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Noun

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mampara (plural mamparas)

  1. Alternative form of mamparra

Catalan

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Etymology

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Deverbal from mamparar, alteration of emparar.

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Noun

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mampara f (plural mampares)

  1. (nautical) bulkhead
  2. partition, partition wall

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From archaic mamparar (to safeguard), possibly from Latin manu parāre (stop with the hand).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mamˈpaɾa/ [mãmˈpa.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Syllabification: mam‧pa‧ra

Noun

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mampara f (plural mamparas)

  1. panel (small movable screen)
    Synonym: panel
  2. shower screen, shower door (ellipsis of mampara de ducha.)
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