"chombo" meaning in All languages combined

See chombo on Wiktionary

Interjection [Mauritian Creole]

Etymology: From French tiens bon. Etymology templates: {{der|mfe|fr|tiens}} French tiens Head templates: {{head|mfe|interjection}} chombo
  1. stop
    Sense id: en-chombo-mfe-intj-bEXLcqNu

Verb [Mauritian Creole]

Etymology: From French tiens bon. Etymology templates: {{der|mfe|fr|tiens}} French tiens Head templates: {{head|mfe|verb}} chombo
  1. to hold on
    Sense id: en-chombo-mfe-verb-GkRdqdGx
  2. to grab hold of
    Sense id: en-chombo-mfe-verb-zDXQfj2V Categories (other): Mauritian Creole entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Mauritian Creole entries with incorrect language header: 0 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 9 35 28 4 7 9 3 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 5 42 29 2 4 11 2 3

Adjective [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃombo/, [ˈt͡ʃõm.bo] Forms: chomba [feminine], chombos [masculine, plural], chombas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ombo Etymology: Cf. zambo, English Sambo Etymology templates: {{cog|en|Sambo}} English Sambo Head templates: {{es-adj}} chombo (feminine chomba, masculine plural chombos, feminine plural chombas)
  1. (Panama) Dark-skinned Tags: Panama
    Sense id: en-chombo-es-adj-CwRxiOs2 Categories (other): Panamanian Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 88 12

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃombo/, [ˈt͡ʃõm.bo] Forms: chombos [plural], chomba [feminine], chombas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ombo Etymology: Cf. zambo, English Sambo Etymology templates: {{cog|en|Sambo}} English Sambo Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} chombo m (plural chombos, feminine chomba, feminine plural chombas)
  1. (Panama) a black man Tags: Panama, masculine
    Sense id: en-chombo-es-noun-SLquFJvD Categories (other): Panamanian Spanish

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-chombo.flac Forms: vyombo [class-viii, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sw|bnt-pro||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu [Term?], {{inh+|sw|bnt-pro}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?] Head templates: {{sw-noun|vi}} chombo class VII (plural vyombo class VIII)
  1. sailing vessel Tags: class-vii
    Sense id: en-chombo-sw-noun-3YBHOPgS Categories (other): Watercraft Disambiguation of Watercraft: 89 11 0 0
  2. vessel (container for liquids) Tags: class-vii
    Sense id: en-chombo-sw-noun-eGIkvJSt Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Food and drink containers Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 25 43 9 23 Disambiguation of Food and drink containers: 24 60 8 8
  3. a dish more generally (like plates or pots) Tags: class-vii
    Sense id: en-chombo-sw-noun-L-EV~1I0
  4. a tool or other instrument used to work Tags: class-vii
    Sense id: en-chombo-sw-noun-HSEFly~l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chombo cha habari, chombo cha majini, chombo cha usafiri

Inflected forms

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      },
      "expansion": "chombo class VII (plural vyombo class VIII)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "cho",
        "mbo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sailing vessel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sailing vessel",
          "sailing vessel"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-vii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "vessel (container for liquids)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-vii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a dish more generally (like plates or pots)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dish",
          "dish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-vii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a tool or other instrument used to work"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tool",
          "tool"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-vii"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-chombo.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/Sw-ke-chombo.flac/Sw-ke-chombo.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/Sw-ke-chombo.flac/Sw-ke-chombo.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chombo"
}

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