jambo

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit जम्बु (jambū, rose apple, jambul).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: jam‧bo

Noun

jambo m (plural jambos)

  1. fruit of the plant Syzygium jambos; rose apple
  2. fruit of the plant Syzygium cumini; jambul

Synonyms

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Swahili

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

jambo (ma class, plural mambo)

  1. thing, affair, issue, matter

See also

  • kitu (used for concrete things)

Interjection

Jambo!

  1. Hello!

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