lembo

See also: Lembo

Italian

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin limbus (“edge, border”). Doublet of limbo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlem.bo/
  • Rhymes: -embo
  • Hyphenation: lém‧bo

Noun

lembo m (plural lembi)

  1. hem
    Synonym: orlo
  2. strip (of material or land)

Further reading
  • lémbo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin lembus, from Ancient Greek λέμβος (lémbos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛm.bo/, /ˈlem.bo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛmbo, -embo
  • Hyphenation: lèm‧bo, lém‧bo

Noun

lembo m (plural lembi)

  1. (archaic) name of several types of watercraft, especially light, fast ones

References
  1. lembo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading
  • lèmbo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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