chombo

Mauritian Creole

Alternative forms

• tiombo

Etymology

From French tiens bon.

Interjection

chombo

1. stop

Verb

chombo

1. to hold on
2. to grab hold of

Spanish

Etymology

Cf. zambo, English Sambo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃombo/ [ˈt͡ʃõm.bo]
• Rhymes: -ombo
• Syllabification: chom‧bo

Noun

chombo m (plural chombos, feminine chomba, feminine plural chombas)

1. (Panama) a black man

Adjective

chombo (feminine chomba, masculine plural chombos, feminine plural chombas)

1. (Panama) Dark-skinned

Further reading

• “chombo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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• Hyphenation: cho‧mbo

Noun

chombo (ki-vi class, plural vyombo)

1. sailing vessel
2. vessel (container for liquids)
3. a dish more generally (like plates or pots)
4. a tool or other instrument used to work