jambo
See also: Jambo
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From Polish jamb, Russian ямб (jamb), German Jambus, ultimately from Latin iambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos). Compare French ïambe, Italian giambo, English iamb.
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jambo (accusative singular jambon, plural jamboj, accusative plural jambojn)
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jámbo
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From Sanskrit जम्बु (jambū, “rose apple, jambul”).
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- Hyphenation: jam‧bo
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jambo m (plural jambos)
- fruit of the plant Syzygium jambos; rose apple
- Synonym: jambo-rosa
- fruit of the plant Syzygium cumini; jambul
- Synonyms: jambolão, baguaçu, jalão, joão-bolão, manjelão, azeitona-preta, baga-de-freira, brinco-de-viúva, guapê
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jambo
- only used in me jambo, first-person singular present indicative of jambarse
Swahili edit
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From -amba (“to say”), ultimately from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Compare with a similar derivation in Zulu into.
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jambo (ma class, plural mambo)
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- kitu (used for concrete things)
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Jambo!