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colombo

/kəˈlɒm.bəʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.27 in modern English

Syllables
colom-bo
IPA
/kəˈlɒm.bəʊ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.

name

The Sri Lankan government.

name

A surname from Italian.

noun

Alternative form of calumba.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Portuguese Colombo, modification (under the influence of the Italian surname, see below) of Sinhalese කොලොන් තොට (kolon toṭa, literally “port on the river Kelani”). Other theories derive the name from Veddah; see w:Colombo § Etymology for more.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Colombo, කොලොන් තොට, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /kəˈlɒm.bəʊ/

Usage

Rhymes With

jumbo dumbo gumbo columbo trumbo palumbo cumbo mumbo jumbo bumbo umbo rumbo

Questions

How do you pronounce colombo?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈlɒm.bəʊ/.
What does colombo mean?
The commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.
Where does colombo come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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