ombu
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ombu
From South American Spanish ombú, from Guarani umbú
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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
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 F.C. Tilney
I had "Carnival" tied up under the ombu tree in the courtyard.
From Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay by William C. Tetley
The ombu is a handsome tree to the eye, not unlike an English walnut in its habit of growth, and it has the one merit of being a splendid shade-tree.
From Here, There and Everywhere by Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton
But he is not heading for the ombu, instead, along the more direct path to the Indian town, which would take him past the tree at some three hundred yards’ distance.
From Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco by F.C. Tilney
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