hambo

English

Noun

hambo (plural hambos)

  1. A Swedish folk dance in three-four time.

Anagrams

Malagasy

Noun

hambo

  1. imposture

Swedish

Etymology

Clipping of hambopolska (“hambo polska”), named after the parish (socken) Hanebo in Hälsingland in Sweden.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhambʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ambu

Noun

hambo c

  1. (dance) hambo; a type of folk dance danced in 3/4 time

Usage notes
  • The plural is rarely used and can be replaced by the suppletive hambopolskor, compare e.g. radio > radioapparater.

Declension
Declension of hambo 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hambo hambon hambor, hamboer hamborna, hamboernas
Genitive hambos hambons hambors, hamboers hambornas, hamboernas

References

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ham‧bo
  • IPA(key): /hamˈbo/, [hɐmˈbo]

Noun

hambó

  1. (dialectal, Batangas) bathing; bath
    Synonyms: ligo, paligo, paliligo

Derived terms
  • hambuhan
  • humambo
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