Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cambo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: cam-bo
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A village in Northumberland, England.

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A locality in Fife, Scotland.

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Cambo-les-Bains (a town in the Basque area of France).

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Example Sentences

"CAMBO. Few people spend a day at Biarritz without visiting the pretty Basque town of Cambo, and the Pas de Roland, close to it."
"There is no doubt that Judge Cambo was a man of integrity and ability. Some even told that he had a conscience. In his youth he was considered sentimental and went so far, upon occasion, as to write poetry."
"[…] ex-Minister of Agriculture Cambo, said to be one of Spain's leading financial powers. Mr. Cambo appears to be the head of the new enterprise, which has the backing of a group of Barcelona bankers and other prominent Spaniards."

Etymology

The Scottish place-name, historically Camboc (1171), is from Pictish cam (“bent, crooked”) + -oc, a noun-forming suffix.

Word Breakdown

Root: cam

Questions

What does cambo mean?: A village in Northumberland, England.
Where does cambo come from?: The Scottish place-name, historically Camboc (1171), is from Pictish cam (“bent, crooked”) + -oc, a noun-forming suffix.

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