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gambo

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɡæm.boʊ/
  • rhymes with -æmbəʊ
  • UK: /ˈɡæm.bəʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈɡæm.boʊ/
  • rhymes with (UK) -æmbəʊ

1

name

Meaning 1

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A low, flat cart, typically two-wheeled and with the sides consisting only of poles, used for carrying hay, corn, etc., over fields or uneven ground.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A viol.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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History

Etymology

Etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from Portuguese Baía de las Gamas, derived in turn from baía (“bay”) and the plural form of gamo (“fallow deer, Dama dama”).

Compare viola da gamba.