jambu

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Singapore/ˈdʒʌmbʊ/

adjective

Cute, adorable or beautiful.

OriginMalay jambu ← Sanskrit जम्बु →
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Meanings

jambu1

nounjambu (plural jambus)

plural jambus

  1. alternativeAlternative form of jambul.

jambu2

adjectivejambu (comparative more jambu, superlative most jambu)

comparative more jambu · superlative most jambu

  1. SingaporecolloquialinformalCute, adorable or beautiful.

    2008 26 July, CR[7], Singapore Bikes Forum got this mat saleh soooo jambu.

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    2000 2 December, m0bius, soc.culture.singapore You discover that she has SISTERS, who are also very jambu.

    She has this healthy glow, almost like she's golden skinned, but oh so jambu lah!

    2007 August 27, http://her-whimsical-escapade.blogspot.sg

    Add me pls . There are only 5 Salmah Samions ! The most jambu looking profile is me lah !

    2011 April 9, Salmah, DACE Oct 2010

    I also wanna look jambu also what on that 2-day event.

    2014 October 16, https://web.archive.org/web/20160910012100/https://faithinloveandyou.wordpress.com/

    My very jambu Shahida for her engagement today. I have a thing for braces girls.

    2014 December 6, theatelierweddings, Instagram

Origin

  1. Sanskritजम्बु“a fruit or a blood pear”
  2. Malayjambu
  3. Englishjambu

Semantic extension from Malay jambu, which originated from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu, “a fruit or a blood pear”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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