hambo

English

Noun

hambo (plural hambos)

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

Anagrams

• Bhamo, abmho, abohm

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

• hambo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hambo in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pambo

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