sibo

See also: SIBO

English

Etymology

Derived from Hokkien 是無／是无 (sī-bô, “is not”).

Pronunciation

Interjection

sibo

  1. (Singapore, informal) An expression of disbelief, equivalent to Is it so?
    • 2009 December 29, GMAudition, “Gamerz Planet”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎:
      u dun understand english sibo?
    • 2010 September 26, Ang Shi Na, “Sheena’s101”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎:
      Ka ni na, ask stupid question sibo?
    • 2013 August 6, “BlueOldMan, HDB Resales price”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎:
      You are factoring in the interest sibo?
    • 2015 May 12, May Lee, “Study stress”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎:
      Grin until mouth crooked sibo?

Usage notes

More common in spoken language than print.

Anagrams

Abenaki

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *si·po·wi.

Noun

sibo

  1. river

Anyi
sibo (Nauclea diderrichii)

Alternative forms
  • asibo

Noun

sibo

  1. tree species of the genus Nauclea.
    1. bilinga (Nauclea diderrichii).[1]
      Synonyms: bohia, bɔsema
    2. Nauclea pobeguinii.[2]

References
  1. Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎, London: Oxford University Press, page 692
  2. Aubréville, A. (1936) La flore forestière de la Côte d’Ivoire‎ (in French), volume 3, Paris: Larose, page 265


Cebuano

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: si‧bo

Adjective

sibo

  1. fit; suitable; proper
  2. coincidental; happening or existing at the same time

Verb

sibo

  1. to coincide
  2. to fit

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Anyi sibo or Nzima sibo.[1]

Noun

sibo m (plural sibos)

  1. a tree of species Nauclea pobeguinii

References
  1. Lafage, Suzanne (2002) “Le lexique français de Côte d’Ivoire : appropriation et créativité”, in Le français en Afrique‎ (in French), volumes 16, 17

Nzima

Noun

sibo

  1. a tree of species (Nauclea pobeguinii)[1]

References
  1. Aubréville, A. (1936) La flore forestière de la Côte d’Ivoire‎ (in French), volume 3, Paris: Larose, page 265

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsibo/ [ˈsi.bo]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: si‧bo

Noun

sibo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜓ)

  1. flower of the kans grass
See also

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsiboʔ/ [ˈsi.boʔ]
  • Rhymes: -iboʔ
  • Syllabification: si‧bo

Noun

sibò (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜓ)

  1. attack by a large fish on a shoal of small fish
Derived terms
  • pagsibo
See also
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