chombo

Mauritian Creole

Alternative forms
  • tiombo

Etymology

From French tiens bon.

Interjection

chombo

  1. stop

Verb

chombo

  1. to hold on
  2. to grab hold of

Spanish

Etymology

Cf. zambo, English Sambo

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃombo/ [ˈt͡ʃõm.bo]
  • Rhymes: -ombo
  • Syllabification: chom‧bo

Noun

chombo m (plural chombos, feminine chomba, feminine plural chombas)

  1. (Panama) a black man

Adjective

chombo (feminine chomba, masculine plural chombos, feminine plural chombas)

  1. (Panama) Dark-skinned

Further reading

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)
  • Hyphenation: cho‧mbo

Noun

chombo (ki-vi class, plural vyombo)

  1. sailing vessel
  2. vessel (container for liquids)
  3. a dish more generally (like plates or pots)
  4. a tool or other instrument used to work
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