rombo
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos).
Noun edit
rombo (accusative singular rombon, plural romboj, accusative plural rombojn)
- (geometry) rhombus
- (card games) the suit of diamonds, marked with the symbol ♦
- (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
- (card suit): karoo
See also edit
Suits in Esperanto · emblemoj (layout · text) | |||
---|---|---|---|
kero | karoo, rombo | piko | trefo |
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos).
Noun edit
rombo m (plural rombi)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
rombo
Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -õbu
- Hyphenation: rom‧bo
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
rombo (feminine romba, masculine plural rombos, feminine plural rombas)
- blunt (having a thick point; not sharp)
- (figurative) obtuse; blunt (intellectually dull)
Noun edit
rombo m (plural rombos)
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Unknown. Perhaps related to romper (“to breach”).
Noun edit
rombo m (plural rombos)
- a large hole or gap
- (figurative) gap (lack of something)
- (figurative) break-in (forceful entry into a place)
- Synonym: arrombamento
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
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
Noun edit
rombo m (plural rombos)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “rombo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014