rombo

== Esperanto == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrombo/ Rhymes: -ombo Syllabification: rom‧bo === Noun === rombo (accusative singular rombon, plural romboj, accusative plural rombojn) (geometry) rhombus (card games) the suit of diamonds, marked with the symbol ♦ (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 ==== See also ==== == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrom.bo/ Rhymes: -ombo Hyphenation: róm‧bo === Etymology 1 === From Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos). ==== Noun ==== rombo m (plural rombi) roar rhombus turbot ===== Derived terms ===== rombare rombetto === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== rombo first-person singular present indicative of rombare === Anagrams === bromo, morbo, ombro, ombrò == Lithuanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [¹ˈrɔmboː] Rhymes: -ɔmboː Syllabification: ròm‧bo === Noun === ròmbo genitive singular of ròmbas (“rhombus”) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -õbu Hyphenation: rom‧bo === Etymology 1 === From Latin rhombus. ==== Adjective ==== rombo (feminine romba, masculine plural rombos, feminine plural rombas) blunt (having a thick point; not sharp) (figurative) obtuse; blunt (intellectually dull) Synonyms: cego, obtuso, burro, bronco, parvo ==== Noun ==== rombo m (plural rombos) (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) a large hole or gap Synonyms: buraco, furo (figurative) gap (lack of something) (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) (geometry) rhombus brill Synonym: rémol ==== Related terms ==== === 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