jambeau

American

[jam-boh] / ˈdʒæm boʊ /

noun

Armor. greave.
a spikefish, Parahollardia lineata, found in the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

jambeau British

/ ˈdʒæmbə, ˈdʒæmbəʊ /

noun

(often plural) other words for greave

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Noun Inflected Forms

jambeaux

plural

Etymology

Origin of jambeau

1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, equivalent to jambe leg ( see jamb ¹) + -eau < Latin -ellus diminutive suffix; see -elle

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