lembo

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See also: Lembo

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin limbus (hem, fringe). Doublet of limbo, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlem.bo/
  • Rhymes: -embo
  • Hyphenation: lém‧bo

Noun

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lembo m (plural lembi)

  1. hem
    Synonym: orlo
  2. strip (of material or land)

Further reading

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  • lémbo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing from Latin lembus, from Ancient Greek λέμβος (lémbos).

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Noun

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lembo m (plural lembi)

  1. (archaic) name of several types of watercraft, especially light, fast ones

References

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  1. ^ lembo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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  • lèmbo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Perhaps composed of two elements, the second also being found in hulbo (soft-headed fellow).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lembo m (plural lembos, not mutable)

  1. (North Wales) (derogatory) slow-witted person, blockhead, idiot

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “lembo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies