Masculine
nabo
- (masculine) turnip
- (masculine) any thick root
- (masculine) mast
- (masculine) heart (of split wood)
- (masculine, slang) penis
- (Rioplatense, masculine, slang) an idiot
Frequency
Hyphenated as
na‧bo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnabo/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish nabo, from Latin nāpus (“turnip”) (compare -nip in English turnip, Catalan nap, French navet, Italian napo, Portuguese nabo, Romanian nap, Scottish English neep), from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ (nâpu, “mustard”).
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