rombo
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Esperanto[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos).
Noun[edit]
rombo (accusative singular rombon, plural romboj, accusative plural rombojn)
- (geometry) rhombus
- (card games) the suit of diamonds, marked with the symbol ♦
- (taxonomy) brill (Scophthalmus rhombus)
- Synonym: rombofiŝo
Usage notes[edit]
rombo is sometimes used instead of karoo so that each suit can be abbreviated to a unique letter (p, k, t, or r).
Synonyms[edit]
- (card suit): karoo
See also[edit]
Suits in Esperanto · emblemoj (layout · text) | |||
---|---|---|---|
kero | karoo, rombo | piko | trefo |
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos).
Noun[edit]
rombo m (plural rombi)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
rombo
Anagrams[edit]
Lithuanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ròmbo
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -õbu
- Hyphenation: rom‧bo
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
rombo (feminine romba, masculine plural rombos, feminine plural rombas)
- blunt (having a thick point; not sharp)
- (figurative) obtuse; blunt (intellectually dull)
Noun[edit]
rombo m (plural rombos)
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Unknown. Perhaps related to romper (“to breach”).
Noun[edit]
rombo m (plural rombos)
- a large hole or gap
- (figurative) gap (lack of something)
- (figurative) break-in (forceful entry into a place)
- Synonym: arrombamento
Derived terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos, “rhombus, spinning top”), from ῥέμβω (rhémbō, “to turn around”). It forms a doublet with inherited rumbo.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rombo m (plural rombos)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “rombo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Esperanto terms derived from Latin
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- eo:Geometry
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- Italian 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/ombo
- Rhymes:Italian/ombo/2 syllables
- Italian terms derived from Latin
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/õbu
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ombo
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- es:Geometry