malabarismo

juggling

noun mah-lah-bah-RREES-moh Rare

Origin: From malabar, the name of a region of India historically associated with street performers.

Also means

balancing act

Usage Note

Malabarismo literally means juggling as a circus or street skill, but it is very commonly used figuratively to describe any dexterous balancing act, such as financial juggling: malabarismos presupuestarios. The performer is a malabarista (juggler). The word is masculine and its plural is regular: malabarismos.

Examples

"El artista hizo malabarismos con cinco bolas."

Natural Translation

The performer juggled five balls.

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