jambo

See also: Jambo

English

Noun

jambo (plural jambos or jamboes)

1. Obsolete form of jambul.

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈjambo]
• Rhymes: -ambo
• Hyphenation: jam‧bo

Noun

jambo (accusative singular jambon, plural jamboj, accusative plural jambojn)

1. iamb

Derived terms

• ĥorjambo (“choriamb”)
• jamba (“iambic”)
• kvinjambo (“iambic pentameter”)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Sanskrit जम्बु (jambū, “rose apple, jambul”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒɐ̃.bu/

• Hyphenation: jam‧bo

Noun

jambo m (plural jambos)

1. fruit of the plant Syzygium jambos; rose apple

   Synonym: jambo-rosa

2. fruit of the plant Syzygium cumini; jambul

   Synonyms: jambolão, baguaçu, jalão, joão-bolão, manjelão, azeitona-preta, baga-de-freira, brinco-de-viúva, guapê

Related terms

• jambeiro

See also

• jamelão

Spanish

Verb

jambo

1. only used in me jambo, first-person singular present indicative of jambarse

Swahili

Etymology

From -amba (“to say”), ultimately from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Compare with a similar derivation in Zulu into.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑ.mbɔ/

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

jambo (ma class, plural mambo)

1. thing, affair, issue, matter

See also

• kitu (used for concrete things)

Interjection

Jambo!

1. Hello!

See also

• hamjambo
• hujambo
• sijambo