obo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "obo"

Translingual

Symbol

obo

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Obo Manobo.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Obo Manobo terms

English

Noun

obo (plural obos)

1. Alternative form of ovoo (“Mongolian cairn”).

Derived terms

• Bayan Obo

Phrase

obo

1. (colloquial) Alternative letter-case form of OBO: or best offer

Anagrams

• OOB, boo, -boo, OoB, Boo

Bamu

Noun

obo

1. water
2. liquid
3. tide

Derived terms

• koko obo

References

• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67 (confirms this form is used in the Bamu, Pirupiru, and Sisiame dialects)
• Chris and Phil Carr, Bamu Dictionary (2012)

Kerewo

Noun

obo

1. water

References

• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
• Oroa buka: Kerewo wade via bohoboho wade = A book of stories in Kerewo and English (2010), first edition (SIL)

Noun

obo

1. woman

References

• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 15
• Kerewo Organised Phonology Data

Luo

Noun

obo (plural oboye)

1. lung

Morigi

Noun

obo

1. water

References

• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67

Northeast Kiwai

Noun

obo

1. (Gope, Urama) water

Synonyms

• o'obó (Arigibi)
• o'bó (Gibaio)

References

• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

obo

Wikipedia ^no

Noun

obo m (definite singular oboen, indefinite plural oboer, definite plural oboene)

1. oboe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

obo

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Noun

obo m (definite singular oboen, indefinite plural oboar, definite plural oboane)

1. oboe

Spanish

Alternative forms

• ovo

Etymology

Inherited from Latin albus (“white”). Doublet of albo and álbum, both borrowings from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈobo/ [ˈo.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -obo
• Syllabification: o‧bo

Adjective

obo (feminine oba)

1. found in toponyms like Montovo, Torroba; compare Montalbo, Torralba

Further reading

• “obo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English oboe.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔobo/ [ˈʔoː.bo]
• Rhymes: -obo
• Syllabification: o‧bo

Noun

obo (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜊᜓ)

1. oboe

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ôːɓo]

Pronoun

ôbo

1. that; class 14 distal demonstrative.

Yoruba

Etymology

From Proto-Yoruboid *ò-bò, perhaps from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ bò (“to cover”), literally “That which covers”, which is said to come from a verb referring to a woman's sexual position during sex. Cognate with Igala òbù. Compare with abo (“female”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.bò/

Noun

òbò

1. (vulgar) vagina

   Synonyms: abẹ́, ẹ̀lẹ̀, ojú-ara

Coordinate terms

• okó

Derived terms

• obìnrin (“woman”)

References

• Adebayo, Taofeeq SOME DIACHRONIC CHANGES IN YORUBA GRAMMAR , 2020