trompo
Also spelled: bailar el trompo
What does trompo mean?
A wooden spinning top with a metal tip, launched with a string. It was the street game of several Panamanian generations and can still be bought, though you rarely see one spinning now.
Example
My dad was the best in the neighborhood with a trompo.Mi papá era el mejor del barrio con el trompo.
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