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jambo

jambo is the obsolete form of jambul.

Meaning of jambul

Noun

jambul (plural jambuls)

  1. An evergreen tropical tree, Syzygium cumini.
  2. The plum-like fruit of this tree.

Noun capitalized: Jambo

Jambo (plural Jambos)

  1. (UK, slang) A member or fan of Heart of Midlothian F.C., a Scottish football club.

Forms of jambo

pluraljambos
pluraljamboes
pluralJambos

Origin of jambo

Diminutive of jam, from another nickname for the club, Jam Tarts, as rhyming slang for Hearts.

Questions about jambo

What does jambo mean?
Jambo means a member or fan of Heart of Midlothian F.C., a Scottish football club.
What is jambo the obsolete form of?
Jambo is the obsolete form of jambul.
What part of speech is jambo?
Jambo is a noun.
What is the plural of jambo?
The plural of jambo is jambos.

Words near jambo in the dictionary

  1. jambiya
  2. jambiyah
  3. jambiyahs
  4. jambiyas
  5. jambless
  6. jambo
  7. jamboes
  8. jambok
  9. jambokked
  10. jambokking
  11. jamboks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: jambo (page history and authors); Jambo (page history and authors); jambul (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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