dombo

Dutch

Etymology

From dom, possibly with reference to the Disney cartoon elephant Dombo (known to Anglophone audiences as Dumbo); compare English dumbo.

Noun

dombo m (plural dombo's, diminutive dombootje n)

  1. (childish, derogatory) synonym of domkop (“stupid person”)

Haitian Creole

Noun

dombo

  1. (Saint-Domingue) a concubine
    C'est dombo à ly. ― She's his concubine.

References

  • S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île

Malagasy

Adjective

dombo

  1. blunt, dull
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