hambo
[ hahm-boo ]
/ ˈhɑmˌbu /
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noun, plural ham·bos.
a Swedish folk dance in three-quarter time, originating in the 16th century.
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Origin of hambo
1920–25; <Swedish, dial. shortening of Hanebo parish in Hälsingland, Sweden, after which the dance is named
Words nearby hambo
Hamas, hamate, hamba, hamba kahle, Hambletonian, hambo, hambone, Hamborn, Hamburg, hamburger, Hamburger's law
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