"amba" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈam.ba/ Forms: ambe [plural]
Rhymes: -amba Etymology: Borrowed from Amharic አምባ (ʾämba). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|it|am|አምባ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Amharic አምባ (ʾämba), {{bor+|it|am|አምባ}} Borrowed from Amharic አምባ (ʾämba) Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} amba f (plural ambe)
  1. (geology) a characteristic landform in Ethiopia, consisting of a steep-sided, flat-topped mountain Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-amba-it-noun-S01VL1yD Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈam.ba/ Forms: ambe [plural]
Rhymes: -amba Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} amba f (plural ambe)
  1. (usually in the plural) circumlocution, periphrasis Tags: feminine, plural-normally Synonyms: circonlocuzione [formal], giro di parole [colloquial], perifrasi
    Sense id: en-amba-it-noun-rFSISswl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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