yambo

Bangi

Adverb

yambo

1. first

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi yambo.

Adverb

yambo

1. before
2. first

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝambo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝãm.bo]

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝambo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝãm.bo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃambo/ [ˈʃãm.bo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʒambo/ [ˈʒãm.bo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -ambo
• Syllabification: yam‧bo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin ïambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos).

Noun

yambo m (plural yambos)

1. (poetry) iamb

Related terms

• yámbico

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• jambul

Noun

yambo m (plural yambos)

1. jambul

Further reading

• “yambo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swahili

Other scripts
Ajami	يَبُ

Etymology

From -amba (“to say”).

Noun

yambo class V (plural mambo class VI)

1. (Amu) alternative form of jambo
   • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎^[1], translation from R. Allen (1946), “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 17:

     اَسِفِدِ يَبُ اِلاَّ شَقَوَا ، اِكَوَ مَيُتُ يَسِ مْسِيِ

     Asifidi yambo ila shaqawa, ikawa mayuto yasi msiye.

     he gains nought but trouble and endless regret

Tok Pisin

Etymology

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Noun

yambo

1. guava