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yambo

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

  • Rhymes: -ambo
  • Syllabification: yam‧bo

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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yambo m (plural yambos)

  1. (poetry) iamb
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Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

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Noun

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yambo m (plural yambos)

  1. jambul

Further reading

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Tok Pisin

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Noun

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yambo

  1. guava