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jambo
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See also: Jambo
English
Noun
Esperanto
Etymology
From Polish jamb, Russian ямб (jamb), German Jambus, ultimately from Latin iambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos). Compare French ïambe, Italian giambo, English iamb.
Pronunciation
Noun
jambo (accusative singular jambon, plural jamboj, accusative plural jambojn)
Derived terms
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Lithuanian
Pronunciation
Noun
jámbo
Portuguese
Etymology
From Sanskrit जम्बु (jambū, “rose apple, jambul”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃bu
- Hyphenation: jam‧bo
Noun
jambo m (plural jambos)
- fruit of the plant Syzygium jambos; rose apple
- Synonym: jambo-rosa
- fruit of the plant Syzygium cumini; jambul
- Synonyms: jambolão, baguaçu, jalão, joão-bolão, manjelão, azeitona-preta, baga-de-freira, brinco-de-viúva, guapê
Derived terms
- jambeiro
- jambo-amarelo
- jambo-branco
- jambo-chá
- jambo-da-índia
- jambo-d’água
See also
Further reading
- “jambo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “jambo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
- “jambo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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Spanish
Verb
jambo
- only used in me jambo, first-person singular present indicative of jambarse
Swahili
Alternative forms
Etymology
From j- + -amba (“to say”) + -o, ultimately from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Compare with a similar derivation in Zulu into.
Pronunciation
Noun
jambo class V (plural mambo class VI)
See also
- kitu (used for concrete things)
Interjection
jambo
See also
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