"ambo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæm.bəʊ/ [UK] Forms: ambos [plural], ambones [plural]
Rhymes: -æmbəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin ambō, from Ancient Greek ἄμβων (ámbōn). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|ambō}} Late Latin ambō, {{der|en|grc|ἄμβων}} Ancient Greek ἄμβων (ámbōn) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|ambones}} ambo (plural ambos or ambones)
  1. A raised platform in an early Christian church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches. Translations (raised platform): амвон (amvon) (Bulgarian), ambó [masculine] (Catalan), ambo (Finnish), lukupulpetti (Finnish), ambon [masculine] (French), ambón [masculine] (Galician), ambone (Italian), ambão [masculine] (Portuguese), амво́н (amvón) [masculine] (Russian), ambón [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ambo-en-noun-Kq4KqdyR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -o Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 18 3 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 80 16 2 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 66 20 6 8 Disambiguation of 'raised platform': 84 16
  2. (Roman Catholicism) A stationary podium used for readings and homilies. Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism Translations (stationary podium): ambon [masculine] (Czech), saarnastuoli (Finnish), ambo (Finnish), Ambo [masculine] (German), ambo (Indonesian), ambona [feminine] (Polish), ambão [masculine] (Portuguese), giảng đài (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-ambo-en-noun-HJRswRkf Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism Disambiguation of 'stationary podium': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ambon, lectern, podium, pulpit
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈæm.bəʊ/ [UK] Forms: ambos [plural]
Rhymes: -æmbəʊ Etymology: Shortening of ambulance + -o. Etymology templates: {{m|en|ambulance}} ambulance, {{suffix|en||o}} + -o Head templates: {{en-noun}} ambo (plural ambos)
  1. (informal) An ambulance driver. Tags: informal Translations (informal: ambulance driver): шофьор на линейка (šofjor na linejka) (Bulgarian), sirrakuski (Finnish), ambulancier [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-ambo-en-noun-6p3NsMZE Disambiguation of 'informal: ambulance driver': 58 42
  2. (informal) An ambulance. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Vehicles Translations (informal: ambulance): sirra (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ambo-en-noun-VYZwjobY Disambiguation of Vehicles: 28 8 22 43 Disambiguation of 'informal: ambulance': 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An ambulance driver."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) An ambulance driver."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2004 Dec. 19, David Simon & al., \"Mission Accomplished\", The Wire, Season 3, Episode 12, 00:31:54",
          "text": "Rawls: I don't want the fuckin' reporters seeing any ambos. Shit."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An ambulance."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ambulance",
          "ambulance"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) An ambulance."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæm.bəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æmbəʊ"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "šofjor na linejka",
      "sense": "informal: ambulance driver",
      "word": "шофьор на линейка"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "informal: ambulance driver",
      "word": "sirrakuski"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "informal: ambulance driver",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ambulancier"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "informal: ambulance",
      "word": "sirra"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ambo"
}

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