globo

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• lobo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish globo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlobo/ [ˈɡl̪o.bo]
• Hyphenation: glo‧bo

Noun

glóbo (Basahan spelling ᜄ᜔ᜎᜓᜊᜓ)

1. (geography) globe (spherical object, especially a model of the Earth)
2. (geography) world

   Synonyms: mundo, kinaban

3. (uncommon) balloon

   Synonyms: balon, butog, palibutog

Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin globus. Compare German Globus, English and French globe, Italian globo, Polish globus, Russian гло́бус (glóbus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlobo/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -obo
• Syllabification: glo‧bo

Noun

globo (accusative singular globon, plural globoj, accusative plural globojn)

1. globe

Derived terms

• duonglobo
• globkrajono
• okulglobo

Further reading

• “globo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “globo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto globo, from English globe, French globe, German Globus, Italian globo, Portuguese globo, Spanish globo, Russian гло́бус (glóbus), ultimately from Latin globus.

Noun

globo (plural globi)

1. globe, orb

Derived terms

• globeto (“small ball”)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin globus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɔ.bo/
• Rhymes: -ɔbo
• Hyphenation: glò‧bo

Noun

globo m (plural globi)

1. globe

Derived terms

• globo oculare (“eyeball”)
• globo terrestre (“globe of the world”)
• inglobare

Related terms

• globale

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

globō

1. dative/ablative singular of globus

References

• “globo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “globo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin globus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlo.bu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlo.bu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlo.bo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlo.bu/ [ˈɡlo.βu]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -obu
• Hyphenation: glo‧bo

Noun

globo m (plural globos)

1. globe
2. sphere, ball

Derived terms

• Globo
• global

Further reading

• “globo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “globo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

globo (Cyrillic spelling глобо)

1. vocative singular of globa

Spanish

Unos globos

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin globus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlobo/ [ˈɡlo.β̞o]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -obo
• Syllabification: glo‧bo

Noun

globo m (plural globos)

1. balloon

   Synonyms: (El Salvador) vejiga, (Nicaragua) chimbomba

2. globe
3. (tennis) lob
4. (baseball) fly

   Synonym: fly

Derived terms

• en globo
• globito
• globo aerostático
• globo dirigible
• globo ocular
• globo terráqueo
• globo terrestre
• pez globo

Related terms

• global
• glóbulo

Further reading

• “globo”, 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 Spanish globo, from Latin globus. Doublet of lobo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlobo/ [ˈɡloː.bo]
• Rhymes: -obo
• Syllabification: glo‧bo

Noun

globo (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜎᜓᜊᜓ)

1. globe (spherical object, especially a model of the Earth)
2. world

   Synonyms: mundo, daigdig

3. balloon

   Synonym: lobo

Related terms

• globo terakeo

See also

• hilihid

Further reading

• “globo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “globo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018