jamboree

== English == === Etymology === Unknown 19th-century American slang. Chosen by Baden-Powell in 1919 for use in the Scout Movement. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdʒæm.bəˈɹiː/ === Noun === jamboree (plural jamborees) A boisterous or lavish celebration or party. (dated, slang) A frolic or spree. 1899m W. A. Fraser, "Raja Singh and Other Elephants" in McClure's Magazine[1] A Calcutta-made pony cart had been standing in front of the manager's bungalow when Raja Singh started on his jamboree. (scouting) A large rally of Scouts or Guides. (card games) In euchre: an undefeatable hand containing the five highest cards. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== jamborette ==== Descendants ==== → Bengali: জাম্বুরি (jamburi) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === jamboree (third-person singular simple present jamborees, present participle jamboreeing, simple past and past participle jamboreed) To take part in a jamboree. == Finnish == === Etymology === From English jamboree. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjɑmboreː/, [ˈjɑ̝mbo̞re̞ː] Rhymes: -ɑmboreː Syllabification(key): jam‧bo‧ree Hyphenation(key): jam‧bo‧ree === Noun === jamboree jamboree (of Scouts) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “jamboree”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒɑ̃.bɔ.ʁi/, /ʒam.bɔ.ʁi/ === Noun === jamboree m (plural jamborees) jamboree === References === === Further reading === “jamboree”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French jamboree. === Noun === jamboree f (plural jamboree) jamboree ==== Declension ====