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/Sounds like "bohm" (as in "boat") + "BEE" (as in "bee") + "yah" (as in "yard")/

Meaning

A metal straw with a filter used for drinking mate in Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. The bombilla is the sacred and non-transferable instrument of the mate ceremony, everyone has their own.

Examples

Clean the bombilla well before preparing mate.

My bombilla got clogged with yerba.

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Regional synonyms

To panic, freak out, or lose your cool due to nerves in a stressful situation. It's the Spanglish version of panicking that's become completely natural in everyday speech.