ambūbāĭa, ae, usu. in the plur., am-būbāĭae, ārum, f. [from Syr., plur. = tibia, Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 7],
a class of Syrian girls in Rome , who supported themselves by their music and immorality : ambubajarum collegia, * Hor.S. 1, 2, 1: ambubajarum ministeria, Suet.Ner. 27.—In sing., Petr. 74, 13.