Gambo

//ˈɡæm.boʊ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A low, flat cart, typically two-wheeled and with the sides consisting only of poles, used for carrying hay, corn, etc., over fields or uneven ground.
  2. 2
    A viol. obsolete
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Synonyms

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viol

Etymology

Etymology 1

Compare viola da gamba.

Etymology 2

Etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from Portuguese Baía de las Gamas, derived in turn from baía (“bay”) and the plural form of gamo (“fallow deer, Dama dama”).

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