tumbaga Syllabification: (tum·ba·ga)Pronunciation: /to͝omˈbägə/Definition of tumbaga noun an alloy of gold and copper commonly used in pre-Columbian South and Central America. Origin: 1930s: from Spanish, from Malay tembaga 'copper, brass'tumbaga in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of tumbaga in the British & World English dictionary