dombo

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. (childish, derogatory) Synonym of domkop (stupid person)

Haitian Creole

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Noun

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dombo

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

References

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

Malagasy

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Adjective

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dombo

  1. blunt, dull