Where does “chumbo” come from?

chumbo (Spanish) comes from Portuguese chumbo, from Old Portuguese chumbo.

chumbo (Spanish): The prickly pear

Definitions

  1. The prickly pear

Ancestry of “chumbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesechumbolead metal; shot, pellet; fail
2Old Portuguesechumbo—
Every word from Old Portuguese chumbo →Every word from Portuguese chumbo →