zambo

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Asturian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

zambo

  1. neuter of zambu

Central Mazahua[edit]

Noun[edit]

zambo

  1. tadpole

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish zambo (which see), of uncertain etymology.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɑm.boː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zam‧bo

Noun[edit]

zambo m (plural zambo's)

  1. Zambo, Afro-Indian, someone of half African and half indigenous American parentage.

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish zambo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɑmbo/, [ˈzɑ̝mbo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmbo
  • Syllabification(key): zam‧bo

Noun[edit]

zambo

  1. Zambo (person with African and Native American/indigenous heritage; Afro-Indian)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of zambo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative zambo zambot
genitive zambon zambojen
partitive zamboa zamboja
illative zamboon zamboihin
singular plural
nominative zambo zambot
accusative nom. zambo zambot
gen. zambon
genitive zambon zambojen
partitive zamboa zamboja
inessive zambossa zamboissa
elative zambosta zamboista
illative zamboon zamboihin
adessive zambolla zamboilla
ablative zambolta zamboilta
allative zambolle zamboille
essive zambona zamboina
translative zamboksi zamboiksi
abessive zambotta zamboitta
instructive zamboin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of zambo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative zamboni zamboni
accusative nom. zamboni zamboni
gen. zamboni
genitive zamboni zambojeni
partitive zamboani zambojani
inessive zambossani zamboissani
elative zambostani zamboistani
illative zambooni zamboihini
adessive zambollani zamboillani
ablative zamboltani zamboiltani
allative zambolleni zamboilleni
essive zambonani zamboinani
translative zambokseni zamboikseni
abessive zambottani zamboittani
instructive
comitative zamboineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative zambosi zambosi
accusative nom. zambosi zambosi
gen. zambosi
genitive zambosi zambojesi
partitive zamboasi zambojasi
inessive zambossasi zamboissasi
elative zambostasi zamboistasi
illative zamboosi zamboihisi
adessive zambollasi zamboillasi
ablative zamboltasi zamboiltasi
allative zambollesi zamboillesi
essive zambonasi zamboinasi
translative zamboksesi zamboiksesi
abessive zambottasi zamboittasi
instructive
comitative zamboinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative zambomme zambomme
accusative nom. zambomme zambomme
gen. zambomme
genitive zambomme zambojemme
partitive zamboamme zambojamme
inessive zambossamme zamboissamme
elative zambostamme zamboistamme
illative zamboomme zamboihimme
adessive zambollamme zamboillamme
ablative zamboltamme zamboiltamme
allative zambollemme zamboillemme
essive zambonamme zamboinamme
translative zamboksemme zamboiksemme
abessive zambottamme zamboittamme
instructive
comitative zamboinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative zambonne zambonne
accusative nom. zambonne zambonne
gen. zambonne
genitive zambonne zambojenne
partitive zamboanne zambojanne
inessive zambossanne zamboissanne
elative zambostanne zamboistanne
illative zamboonne zamboihinne
adessive zambollanne zamboillanne
ablative zamboltanne zamboiltanne
allative zambollenne zamboillenne
essive zambonanne zamboinanne
translative zamboksenne zamboiksenne
abessive zambottanne zamboittanne
instructive
comitative zamboinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative zambonsa zambonsa
accusative nom. zambonsa zambonsa
gen. zambonsa
genitive zambonsa zambojensa
partitive zamboaan
zamboansa
zambojaan
zambojansa
inessive zambossaan
zambossansa
zamboissaan
zamboissansa
elative zambostaan
zambostansa
zamboistaan
zamboistansa
illative zamboonsa zamboihinsa
adessive zambollaan
zambollansa
zamboillaan
zamboillansa
ablative zamboltaan
zamboltansa
zamboiltaan
zamboiltansa
allative zambolleen
zambollensa
zamboilleen
zamboillensa
essive zambonaan
zambonansa
zamboinaan
zamboinansa
translative zambokseen
zamboksensa
zamboikseen
zamboiksensa
abessive zambottaan
zambottansa
zamboittaan
zamboittansa
instructive
comitative zamboineen
zamboinensa

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish zambo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zam.bo/
  • Rhymes: -ambo
  • Hyphenation: zàm‧bo

Noun[edit]

zambo m (invariable)

  1. Zambo (Afro-Indian)
    Synonym: cafuso

Further reading[edit]

  • zambo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain, but probably from an alteration of Vulgar Latin *strambus (squinting, crosseyed, crooked, distorted), from Latin strabus, from Ancient Greek στραβός (strabós).[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθambo/ [ˈθãm.bo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsambo/ [ˈsãm.bo]
  • Rhymes: -ambo
  • Syllabification: zam‧bo

Adjective[edit]

zambo (feminine zamba, masculine plural zambos, feminine plural zambas)

  1. bowlegged, bandy-legged
  2. (Latin America) Zambo (one of mixed African and Native American ancestry)

Noun[edit]

zambo m (plural zambos, feminine zamba, feminine plural zambas)

  1. (Latin America) Zambo

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ zambo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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