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
From Latin iambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos).
Noun
yambo m (plural yambos)
- (poetry) iamb
Related terms
- yámbico
Etymology 2
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