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jambos
[ jam-bos, -bohs ]
/ ˈdʒæm bɒs, -boʊs /
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Origin of jambos
<New Latin, variant of jambosa<English jamb(o) rose apple (<Hindi jambu, jambū<Sanskrit ) + Latin (r)osarose1
Words nearby jambos
jambeau, Jambi, jambiya, jambo, jamboree, jambos, jambstone, James, James Bay, James Edward, James, Henry
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How to use jambos in a sentence
We got some wretched wild fruit like that called "jambos" in India, and at midday reached the village of Chafunga.