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
• Syllabification: jam‧bo

Noun

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

1. iamb

Derived terms

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

Further reading

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

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjæ̂ːm.bɔː/

Noun

jámbo

1. genitive singular of jámbas (“iamb”)

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɐ̃.bu/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɐ̃.bu/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃bu
• 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

Derived terms

• jambeiro
• jambo-amarelo
• jambo-branco
• jambo-chá
• jambo-da-índia
• jambo-d’água

See also

• jamelão

Further reading

• “jambo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “jambo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “jambo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Verb

jambo

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

Swahili

Alternative forms

• yambo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *i̧jambo, from Proto-Bantu *ìjàmbò. Cognate with Kipfokomo dzambo and Giryama dzambo.

By surface analysis, j- +‎ -amba (“to say”) +‎ -o. Compare with a similar derivation in Zulu into.

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ˈʄɑ.ᵐbɔ/

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

jambo class V (plural mambo class VI)

1. thing, affair, issue, matter

See also

• kitu (used for concrete things)

Interjection

jambo

1. hello

See also

• hamjambo
• hujambo
• sijambo