Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shambo

/ʃˈæmboʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: sham-bo
IPA: /ʃˈæmboʊ/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of music made by the Ovambo people of Namibia, influenced by reggae.

Uncountable

name

A surname from French.

Example Sentences

"Ngatu also composes his own shambo songs on the album Biggest Gift, and he brings his own mixed musical traditions into his work."
"Other musical forms include kwasa kwasa (a kind of rumba), kwiku, ndombolo, oviritje, Damara panchi, and shambo."
"They describe their sound as a fuse of Afro-pop, hip-hop, house music and ragga dancehall. “Because of our cultural inclination, we incorporate shambo elements in our music to spice things up,” says Khasi."

Etymology

From French Archambault, with loss of the first syllable.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Archambault

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Shambos (plural)

Rhymes With

rambo sambo tambo zambo

Questions

How do you pronounce shambo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈæmboʊ/.
What does shambo mean?: A style of music made by the Ovambo people of Namibia, influenced by reggae.
Where does shambo come from?: It is traced to French.

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