yambo

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝambo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝãm.bo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃambo/ [ˈʃãm.bo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒambo/ [ˈʒãm.bo]

Rhymes: -ambo
Syllabification: yam‧bo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin iambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos).

Noun

yambo m (plural yambos)

(poetry) iamb

Related terms

yámbico

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambū, “rose apple, jambul”).

Alternative forms

jambul

Noun

yambo m (plural yambos)

jambul

Further reading

“yambo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tok Pisin

Noun

yambo

guava

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