obo

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English

Noun

obo

  1. Alternative form of ovoo (Mongolian cairn)

Derived terms

Phrase

obo

  1. (colloquial) Alternative letter-case form of OBO: or best offer

Anagrams

Bamu

Noun

obo

  1. water
  2. liquid
  3. tide

Derived terms

References

Kerewo

Noun

obo

  1. water

References

Noun

obo

  1. woman

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Luo

Noun

obo (plural oboye)

  1. lung

Manx

Etymology

Borrowed from English oboe.

Noun

obo m (genitive singular obo, plural oboghyn)

  1. oboe

Morigi

Noun

obo

  1. water

References

Northeast Kiwai

Noun

obo

  1. (Gope, Urama) water

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Noun

obo m (definite singular oboen, indefinite plural oboer, definite plural oboene)

  1. oboe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Noun

obo m (definite singular oboen, indefinite plural oboar, definite plural oboane)

  1. oboe

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin albus (white). Doublet of albo and álbum, both borrowings from Latin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈobo/ [ˈo.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -obo
  • Syllabification: o‧bo

Adjective

obo (feminine oba)

  1. found in toponyms like Montovo, Torroba; compare Montalbo, Torralba

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English oboe.

Pronunciation

Noun

obo (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜊᜓ)

  1. oboe

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ôbo

  1. that; class 14 distal demonstrative.

Yoruba

Etymology

From Proto-Yoruboid *ò-bò, perhaps from ò- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ (to cover), literally That which covers, which is said to come from a verb referring to a woman's sexual position during sex. Cognate with Igala òbù. Compare with abo (female)

Pronunciation

Noun

òbò

  1. (vulgar) vagina
    Synonyms: abẹ́, ẹ̀lẹ̀, ojú-ara

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

References

  • Adebayo, Taofeeq SOME DIACHRONIC CHANGES IN YORUBA GRAMMAR [1], 2020