tambo

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noun

A tambourine player in a black minstrel troupe.

OriginTagalog tambo →
UncommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

tambo1

nountambo (plural tambos)

plural tambos

  1. A tambourine player in a black minstrel troupe.

tambo2

nountambo (plural tambos)

plural tambos

  1. A lodging house or inn.

Tambo3

proper noun
  1. A barangay of Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines.
  2. A barangay of Lipa, Batangas, Philippines.
  3. Several barangays of Indang, Cavite, Philippines.

Tambo4

proper noun
  1. A barangay of Libon, Albay, Philippines.
  2. A barangay of Ligao, Albay, Philippines.
  3. A barangay of Buhi, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
  4. A barangay of Pamplona, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
  5. A barangay of Ayungon, Negros Oriental, Philippines.
  6. A barangay of Mabini, Bohol, Philippines.
  7. A barangay of Munai, Lanao del Norte, Philippines.
  8. A barangay of Samal, Davao del Norte, Philippines.
  9. A barangay of Bacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.
  10. A barangay of Madamba, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.
  11. A barangay of Piagapo, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.
  12. A barangay of Pualas, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.
  13. A barangay of Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines.

Origin

  1. Tagalogtambo
  2. EnglishTambo

From Tagalog tambo.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TombaAmbot
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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