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gambo

Syllables: Gam·bo/ˈɡæm.bəʊ/US/ˈɡæm.boʊ/

gambo noun: a low, flat cart, typically two-wheeled and with the sides consisting only of poles, used for carrying hay, corn, etc., over fields or uneven ground.

Noun (1)

gambo (plural gambos)

  1. A low, flat cart, typically two-wheeled and with the sides consisting only of poles, used for carrying hay, corn, etc., over fields or uneven ground.

Noun (2)

gambo (plural gamboes)

  1. (obsolete) A viol.

Proper noun capitalized: Gambo

Gambo

  1. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Forms of gambo

pluralgambos
pluralgamboes

Origin of gambo

Compare viola da gamba.

Etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from Portuguese Baía de las Gamas, derived in turn from baía (“bay”) and the plural form of gamo (“fallow deer, Dama dama”).

Questions about gambo

What does gambo mean?
Gambo means a low, flat cart, typically two-wheeled and with the sides consisting only of poles, used for carrying hay, corn, etc., over fields or uneven ground.
What part of speech is gambo?
Gambo can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce gambo?
Gambo is pronounced /ˈɡæm.bəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of gambo?
The plural of gambo is gambos.

Words near gambo in the dictionary

  1. gambling houses
  2. gambling joint
  3. gambling joints
  4. gamblings
  5. Gamblins
  6. gambo
  7. Gamboa
  8. Gamboas
  9. gambodic acid
  10. gamboes
  11. gamboge

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