rombo

See also: rombò and Rombo

Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrombo/

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• Rhymes: -ombo
• Syllabification: rom‧bo

Noun

rombo (accusative singular rombon, plural romboj, accusative plural rombojn)

1. (geometry) rhombus
2. (card games) the suit of diamonds, marked with the symbol ♦
3. (taxonomy) brill (Scophthalmus rhombus)

   Synonym: rombofiŝo

Usage notes

rombo is sometimes used instead of karoo so that each suit can be abbreviated to a unique letter (p, k, t, or r).

Synonyms

• (card suit): karoo

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrom.bo/
• Rhymes: -ombo
• Hyphenation: róm‧bo

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Etymology 1

From Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos).

Noun

rombo m (plural rombi)

1. roar
2. rhombus
3. turbot

Derived terms

• rombare
• rombetto

Etymology 2

Verb

rombo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rombare

Anagrams

• bromo, morbo, ombro, ombrò

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [¹ˈrɔmboː]
• Rhymes: -ɔmboː
• Syllabification: ròm‧bo

Noun

ròmbo

1. genitive singular of ròmbas (“rhombus”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ.bu/ [ˈhõ.bu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ.bu/ [ˈhõ.bu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ.bu/ [ˈχõ.bu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ.bo/ [ˈhõ.bo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ.bu/

• Rhymes: -õbu
• Hyphenation: rom‧bo

Etymology 1

From Latin rhombus.

Adjective

rombo (feminine romba, masculine plural rombos, feminine plural rombas)

1. blunt (having a thick point; not sharp)
2. (figurative) obtuse; blunt (intellectually dull)

   Synonyms: cego, obtuso, burro, bronco, parvo

Noun

rombo m (plural rombos)

1. (geometry) rhombus (parallelogram having all sides of equal length)

   Synonym: losango

Related terms

• rumar

Etymology 2

Unknown. Perhaps related to romper (“to breach”).

Noun

rombo m (plural rombos)

1. a large hole or gap

   Synonyms: buraco, furo

2. (figurative) gap (lack of something)
3. (figurative) break-in (forceful entry into a place)

   Synonym: arrombamento

Derived terms

• arrombar

Further reading

• “rombo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “rombo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos, “rhombus, spinning top”), from ῥέμβω (rhémbō, “to turn around”). It forms a doublet with inherited rumbo and romo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrombo/ [ˈrõm.bo]
• Rhymes: -ombo
• Syllabification: rom‧bo

Noun

rombo m (plural rombos)

1. (geometry) rhombus
2. brill

   Synonym: rémol

Related terms

• romboide

Further reading

• “rombo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025