tombo

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noun

A traditional sweet beer made from the bamboo palm.

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tombo ahi
OriginNdonga otombo →
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Meanings

tombo1

nountombo (uncountable)
  1. NamibiauncountableA traditional sweet beer made from the bamboo palm.

tombo2

nountombo (uncountable)
  1. HawaiiuncountableAlbacore, longfin tuna (Thunnus alalunga)

    Synonyms: tombo ahi

Tombo3

proper noun
  1. A barangay of Alangalang, Leyte, Philippines.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAlbacore, longfin tuna (Thunnus alalunga)

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tombo ahi
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tombo ahi

Origin

tombo · noun

  1. Ndongaotombo
  2. Ndongaotombo
  3. Englishtombo

Borrowed from Ndonga otombo.

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tombo · noun

  1. Japaneseトンボ“dragonfly”
  2. Englishtombo

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

tombo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tombo

MLA

“tombo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tombo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tombo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tombo.

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