"ambus" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʔambus/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔam.bʊs] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐ᜔ [Baybayin], ambos [alternative]
Rhymes: -ambus Etymology: Borrowed from English ambush, from Middle English enbuschen, from Old French enbuscier, anbuchier (verb). Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|en|ambush}} Borrowed from English ambush, {{der|tl|enm|enbuschen}} Middle English enbuschen, {{der|tl|fro|enbuscier}} Old French enbuscier Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} ambus (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐ᜔), {{tlb|tl|colloquial}} (colloquial)
  1. ambush Tags: colloquial Synonyms: tambang, abang, abat, pikot, bakay, tambangan Derived forms: ambusin, mag-ambus

Alternative forms

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