gambo

Gam·bo
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UK/ˈɡæm.bəʊ/US/ˈɡæm.boʊ/

noun

A low, flat cart, typically two-wheeled and with the sides consisting only of poles, used for carrying hay, corn, etc., over fields or uneven ground.

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Meanings

gambo1

noungambo (plural gambos)

plural gambos

  1. A low, flat cart, typically two-wheeled and with the sides consisting only of poles, used for carrying hay, corn, etc., over fields or uneven ground.

gambo2

noungambo (plural gamboes)

plural gamboes

  1. obsoleteentertainmentA viol.

Gambo3

proper noun
  1. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
viol

Origin

gambo · noun

Compare viola da gamba.

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Gambo · proper noun

Etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from Portuguese Baía de las Gamas, derived in turn from baía (“bay”) and the plural form of gamo (“fallow deer, Dama dama”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gambo

mamboramboambocrambo
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Anagrams

mboga
Cite this entry
APA

gambo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gambo

MLA

“gambo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gambo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gambo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gambo.

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