lembo
See also: Lembo
Italian
Etymology 1
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin limbus (“edge, border”). Doublet of limbo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlem.bo/
- Rhymes: -embo
- Hyphenation: lém‧bo
Noun
lembo m (plural lembi)
- hem
- Synonym: orlo
- strip (of material or land)
Further reading
- lémbo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Latin lembus, from Ancient Greek λέμβος (lémbos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛm.bo/, /ˈlem.bo/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛmbo, -embo
- Hyphenation: lèm‧bo, lém‧bo
Noun
lembo m (plural lembi)
- (archaic) name of several types of watercraft, especially light, fast ones
References
- lembo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
- lèmbo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana