rombo

See also: rombò and Rombo

Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos).

Noun

rombo (accusative singular rombon, plural romboj, accusative plural rombojn)

1. (geometry) rhombus
2. (card games) the suit of diamonds, marked with the symbol ♦
3. (taxonomy) brill (Scophthalmus rhombus)

   Synonym: rombofiŝo

Usage notes

rombo is sometimes used instead of karoo so that each suit can be abbreviated to a unique letter (p, k, t, or r).

Synonyms

• (card suit): karoo

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrom.bo/
• Rhymes: -ombo
• Hyphenation: róm‧bo

Etymology 1

From Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos).

Noun

rombo m (plural rombi)

1. roar
2. rhombus
3. turbot

Derived terms

• rombare
• rombetto

Etymology 2

Verb

rombo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rombare

Anagrams

• bromo, morbo, ombro, ombrò

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɔmboː]

Noun

ròmbo

1. genitive singular of ròmbas (“rhombus”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ.bu/ [ˈhõ.bu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ.bu/ [ˈhõ.bu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ.bu/ [ˈχõ.bu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ.bo/ [ˈhõ.bo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ.bu/

• Rhymes: -õbu
• Hyphenation: rom‧bo

Etymology 1

From Latin rhombus.

Adjective

rombo (feminine romba, masculine plural rombos, feminine plural rombas)

1. blunt (having a thick point; not sharp)
2. (figurative) obtuse; blunt (intellectually dull)

   Synonyms: cego, obtuso, burro, bronco, parvo

Noun

rombo m (plural rombos)

1. (geometry) rhombus (parallelogram having all sides of equal length)

   Synonym: losango

Related terms

• rumar

Etymology 2

Unknown. Perhaps related to romper (“to breach”).

Noun

rombo m (plural rombos)

1. a large hole or gap

   Synonyms: buraco, furo

2. (figurative) gap (lack of something)
3. (figurative) break-in (forceful entry into a place)

   Synonym: arrombamento

Derived terms

• arrombar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos, “rhombus, spinning top”), from ῥέμβω (rhémbō, “to turn around”). It forms a doublet with inherited rumbo and romo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrombo/ [ˈrõm.bo]
• Rhymes: -ombo
• Syllabification: rom‧bo

Noun

rombo m (plural rombos)

1. (geometry) rhombus
2. brill

   Synonym: rémol

Related terms

• romboide

 

Further reading

• “rombo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16