ombu
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ombu
From South American Spanish ombú, from Guarani umbú
Example Sentences
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Name of restaurant: Ombu Grill is a sleek, modern grill-your-own restaurant named after the ombu "tree," a large shrub that is native to Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2016
I had "Carnival" tied up under the ombu tree in the courtyard.
From Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay by Tetley, William C.
The gaucho has a reason for not hailing him at a distance, or calling him to come under the ombu, till he first held speech with him.
From Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco by Tilney, F.C.
The only indigenous tree is the ombu, and the ombu makes itself conspicuous by its rarity.
From Here, There and Everywhere by Hamilton, Frederick Spencer, Lord
At this Gaspar turns his horse, and heads him back for the ombu, the other silently following, stunned almost beyond the power of speech.
From Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco by Tilney, F.C.
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