See also: rombò and Rombo

Esperanto edit

 
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Etymology edit

Ultimately from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos).

Noun edit

rombo (accusative singular rombon, plural romboj, accusative plural rombojn)

  1. (geometry) rhombus
  2. (card games) the suit of diamonds, marked with the symbol
  3. (taxonomy) brill (Scophthalmus rhombus)
    Synonym: rombofiŝo

Usage notes edit

rombo is sometimes used instead of karoo so that each suit can be abbreviated to a unique letter (p, k, t, or r).

Synonyms edit

See also edit

Suits in Esperanto · emblemoj (layout · text)
       
kero karoo, rombo piko trefo

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrom.bo/
  • Rhymes: -ombo
  • Hyphenation: róm‧bo

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos).

Noun edit

rombo m (plural rombi)

  1. roar
  2. rhombus
  3. turbot
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Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

rombo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of rombare

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Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Rhymes: -õbu
  • Hyphenation: rom‧bo

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin rhombus.

Adjective edit

rombo (feminine romba, masculine plural rombos, feminine plural rombas)

  1. blunt (having a thick point; not sharp)
  2. (figurative) obtuse; blunt (intellectually dull)
    Synonyms: cego, obtuso, burro, bronco, parvo

Noun edit

rombo m (plural rombos)

  1. (geometry) rhombus (parallelogram having all sides of equal length)
    Synonym: losango
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Etymology 2 edit

Unknown. Perhaps related to romper (to breach).

Noun edit

rombo m (plural rombos)

  1. a large hole or gap
    Synonyms: buraco, furo
  2. (figurative) gap (lack of something)
  3. (figurative) break-in (forceful entry into a place)
    Synonym: arrombamento
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos, rhombus, spinning top), from ῥέμβω (rhémbō, to turn around). It forms a doublet with inherited rumbo.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrombo/ [ˈrõm.bo]
  • Rhymes: -ombo
  • Syllabification: rom‧bo

Noun edit

rombo m (plural rombos)

  1. (geometry) rhombus
  2. brill
    Synonym: rémol

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