jambo

jambo (plural jambos or jamboes)

1. Obsolete form of jambul.

From Polish jamb, Russian ямб (jamb), German Jambus, ultimately from Latin iambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos). Compare French ïambe, Italian giambo, English iamb.

• IPA^(key): [ˈjambo]
• Rhymes: -ambo
• Hyphenation: jam‧bo

jambo (accusative singular jambon, plural jamboj, accusative plural jambojn)

1. iamb

• ĥorjambo (“choriamb”)
• jamba (“iambic”)
• kvinjambo (“iambic pentameter”)

jámbo

1. genitive singular of jámbas (“iamb”)

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

• Hyphenation: jam‧bo

jambo m (plural jambos)

1. fruit of the plant Syzygium jambos; rose apple

   Synonym: jambo-rosa

2. fruit of the plant Syzygium cumini; jambul

   Synonyms: jambolão, baguaçu, jalão, joão-bolão, manjelão, azeitona-preta, baga-de-freira, brinco-de-viúva, guapê

• jambeiro

• jamelão

jambo

1. only used in me jambo, first-person singular present indicative of jambarse

From -amba (“to say”), ultimately from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Compare with a similar derivation in Zulu into.

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑ.mbɔ/

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jambo (ma class, plural mambo)

1. thing, affair, issue, matter

• kitu (used for concrete things)

Jambo!

1. Hello!

• hamjambo
• hujambo
• sijambo