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columbo

/kˌoʊlˈʌmboʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
colum-bo
IPA
/kˌoʊlˈʌmboʊ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of calumba.

Uncountable

name

A surname from Italian.

name

Obsolete form of Colombo (“Sri Lankan city”).

Obsolete

Etymology

The spelling was probably influenced by Columbo (an old spelling of Colombo), under the assumption that the plant came from there.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Columbos (plural)

Phrases

columbic acid American columbo

Frequently Paired Words

Columba Columbia Columbidae Columbine Columbus

Synonyms

american columbo deer's-ear deer's-ears pyramid plant american gentian

Rhymes With

jumbo colombo dumbo gumbo trumbo palumbo cumbo

Questions

How do you pronounce columbo?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˌoʊlˈʌmboʊ/.
What does columbo mean?
Alternative form of calumba.
Where does columbo come from?
The spelling was probably influenced by Columbo (an old spelling of Colombo), under the assumption that the plant came from there.

How to pronounce columbo

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