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rombo

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See also: rombò and Rombo

Esperanto

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Esperanto Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia eo

Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos).

Noun

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rombo (accusative singular rombon, plural romboj, accusative plural rombojn)

  1. (geometry) rhombus
  2. (card games) the suit of diamonds, marked with the symbol
  3. (taxonomy) brill (Scophthalmus rhombus)
    Synonym: rombofiŝo

Usage notes

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rombo is sometimes used instead of karoo so that each suit can be abbreviated to a unique letter (p, k, t, or r).

Synonyms

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See also

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Suits in Esperanto · emblemoj (layout · text)
kero karoo, rombo piko trefo

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrom.bo/
  • Rhymes: -ombo
  • Hyphenation: róm‧bo

Etymology 1

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From Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos).

Noun

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rombo m (plural rombi)

  1. roar
  2. rhombus
  3. turbot
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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rombo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of rombare

Anagrams

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Lithuanian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ròmbo

  1. genitive singular of ròmbas (rhombus)

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -õbu
  • Hyphenation: rom‧bo

Etymology 1

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From Latin rhombus.

Adjective

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rombo (feminine romba, masculine plural rombos, feminine plural rombas)

  1. blunt (having a thick point; not sharp)
  2. (figurative) obtuse; blunt (intellectually dull)
    Synonyms: cego, obtuso, burro, bronco, parvo

Noun

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rombo m (plural rombos)

  1. (geometry) rhombus (parallelogram having all sides of equal length)
    Synonym: losango
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Etymology 2

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Unknown. Perhaps related to romper (to breach).

Noun

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rombo m (plural rombos)

  1. a large hole or gap
    Synonyms: buraco, furo
  2. (figurative) gap (lack of something)
  3. (figurative) break-in (forceful entry into a place)
    Synonym: arrombamento
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Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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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 and romo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrombo/ [ˈrõm.bo]
  • Rhymes: -ombo
  • Syllabification: rom‧bo

Noun

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rombo m (plural rombos)

  1. (geometry) rhombus
  2. brill
    Synonym: rémol
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Further reading

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