hambo

English

Noun

hambo (plural hambos)

  1. A Swedish folk dance in three-four time.

Anagrams

Malagasy

Noun

hambo

  1. imposture

Swedish

Etymology

Clipping of hambopolska (“hambo polska”), named after the parish (socken) Hanebo in Hälsingland in Sweden.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhambʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ambu

Noun

hambo c

  1. (dance) hambo; a type of folk dance danced in 3/4 time
    att dansa hambo
    to hambo ["to dance type of dance" is idiomatic in Swedish]

Usage notes
  • The plural is rarely used and can be replaced by the suppletive hambopolskor, compare e.g. radio > radioapparater.

Declension
Declension of hambo 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hambo hambon hambor, hamboer hamborna, hamboernas
Genitive hambos hambons hambors, hamboers hambornas, hamboernas

References

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly related to Sanskrit अम्बु (ambu, “water”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hamˈbo/, [hɐmˈbo]
  • Hyphenation: ham‧bo

Noun

hambó (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜋ᜔ᜊᜓ) (dialectal, Batangas, Marinduque)

  1. bathing; bath
    Synonyms: ligo, paligo, paliligo

Derived terms
  • hambuhan
  • humambo

Further reading
  • “hambo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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