lembo

See also: Lembo

Italian

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin limbus (“edge, border”). Doublet of limbo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlem.bo/
• Rhymes: -embo
• Hyphenation: lém‧bo

Noun

lembo m (plural lembi)

1. hem

   Synonym: orlo

2. strip (of material or land)

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin lembus, from Ancient Greek λέμβος (lémbos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛm.bo/, /ˈlem.bo/
• Rhymes: -ɛmbo, -embo
• Hyphenation: lèm‧bo, lém‧bo

Noun

lembo m (plural lembi)

1. (archaic) name of several types of watercraft, especially light, fast ones

Further reading

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

Welsh

Alternative forms

• llembo

Etymology

Perhaps composed of two elements, the second also being found in hulbo (“soft-headed fellow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛmbɔ/

Noun

lembo m (plural lembos, not mutable)

1. (North Wales) (derogatory) slow-witted person, blockhead, idiot

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “lembo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies