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jambu

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Singapore/ˈdʒʌmbʊ/

jambu is the alternative 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.

Adjective

jambu (comparative more jambu, superlative most jambu)

  1. (Singapore, colloquial, informal) Cute, adorable or beautiful.
    • 2000 2 December, m0bius, soc.culture.singapore
      You discover that she has SISTERS, who are also very jambu.
    • She has this healthy glow, almost like she's golden skinned, but oh so jambu lah!2007 August 27, http://her-whimsical-escapade.blogspot.sg

Forms of jambu

Noun
pluraljambus
Adjective
comparativemore jambu
superlativemost jambu

Origin of jambu

Semantic extension from Malay jambu, which originated from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu, “a fruit or a blood pear”).

Questions about jambu

What does jambu mean?
Jambu means cute, adorable or beautiful.
What is jambu the alternative form of?
Jambu is the alternative form of jambul.
What part of speech is jambu?
Jambu is an adjective.
How do you pronounce jambu?
Jambu is pronounced /ˈdʒʌmbʊ/ (Singapore).

Words near jambu in the dictionary

  1. jambox
  2. jamboxes
  3. jambs
  4. jambstone
  5. jambstones
  6. jambu
  7. jambul
  8. jambuls
  9. jambus
  10. jambuster
  11. jambusters

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Adapted from Wiktionary: jambu (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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