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Shamo

Syllables: Sha·mo/ˈʃɑˌmɔ/

Shamo proper noun: synonym of Gobi.

Proper noun

Shamo

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of Gobi.
    Synonyms:
    Gobi

Synonyms of Shamo

Forms of Shamo

alternative form (obsolete)Xamo

Origin of Shamo

From the Mandarin word for desert, 沙漠 (shāmò, literally “sandy desert”), historically used as the proper name of the Gobi Desert.

Questions about Shamo

What does Shamo mean?
Shamo means synonym of Gobi.
What part of speech is Shamo?
Shamo is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Shamo?
Shamo is pronounced /ˈʃɑˌmɔ/.

Words near Shamo in the dictionary

  1. shammocks
  2. shammos
  3. shammosim
  4. shammy
  5. shammying
  6. Shamo
  7. shamois
  8. shamoji
  9. shamone
  10. Shamong
  11. Shamoon

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