ambó

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ambōnem, from Byzantine Greek ἄμβων (ámbōn, “pulpit”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əmˈbo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [amˈbo]

ambó m (plural ambons)

1. ambo (raised platform in an early Christian church)

• “ambó” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• “ambó” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

From ã (“this”) +‎ pó (“hand”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ãˈᵐbɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: a‧mbó

ambó

1. (Late Tupi) five

Old Tupi only had names for numbers up to four, with circumlocutions or borrowings from Portuguese being used for bigger quantities. In spoken language, it was common to say nã (“like this”) and show the wanted number with the fingers.^[2]