"fumbo" meaning in All languages combined

See fumbo on Wiktionary

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-fumbo.flac Forms: fumbo class V [canonical], mafumbo class VI [plural]
Etymology: From -fumba. Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} fumbo class V (plural mafumbo class VI)
  1. a parable, a metaphor
    Sense id: en-fumbo-sw-noun-EEQ4tEDR Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Games Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Games: 51 49
  2. a puzzle or riddle
    Sense id: en-fumbo-sw-noun-aIj3Vy0D Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Games Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Games: 51 49

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "fumbo class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
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      "form": "mafumbo class VI",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        },
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        },
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        }
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      "id": "en-fumbo-sw-noun-EEQ4tEDR",
      "links": [
        [
          "parable",
          "parable"
        ],
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          "metaphor",
          "metaphor"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "puzzle",
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    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "sw:Games"
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      "tags": [
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    },
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