tonbe

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Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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From French tomber (to fall).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tonbe

  1. to fall, tumble, collapse
  2. to sink, subside
  3. (auxiliary) to start (followed by verb)
    tonbe danseto start dancing

Derived terms

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  • tonbe pou (to fall for, to fall in love with)

Louisiana Creole

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Etymology

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From French tomber (to fall).

Verb

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tonbe

  1. to start to, to begin (doing something)

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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tonbe oblique singularf (oblique plural tonbes, nominative singular tonbe, nominative plural tonbes)

  1. tomb (place where people are interred)

See also

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