Etymology

tombo

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Today it means: A traditional sweet beer made from the bamboo palm. Full definition →

Ndonga otombo
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tombo · noun1

  1. Ndonga · borrowed fromotombo
  2. Ndonga · borrowed fromotombo
  3. English todaytombo

Borrowed from Ndonga otombo.

tombo · noun2

  1. Japanese · borrowed fromトンボ“dragonfly”
  2. English todaytombo

From Japanese トンボ (tonbo, “dragonfly”, a nickname for the albacore tuna).

Words from the same roots

Japaneseトンボ all →

tombo ahi

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