szambo

Polish
szambo

Etymology

Allegedly named after a French person Chambeau, but no such person has been identified. Others suggest it may come from French chambre. Compare pot de chambre.[1] Also found as Russian шамбо (šambo), Armenian շամփօ (šampʿō).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʂam.bɔ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ambɔ
  • Syllabification: szam‧bo

Noun

szambo n (related adjective szambowy)

  1. cesspit, septic tank (small-scale watertight treatment system for domestic sewage in which the flow is slowed to allow sedimentation and sludge digestion by bacteria to take place)
    Synonym: kloaka
  2. (colloquial, figurative) dreck (morally ambiguous situation)
    Synonym: bagno
  3. (derogatory, figurative) group of suspicious, deceitful people

Declension
Declension of szambo
singular plural
nominative szambo szamba
genitive szamba szamb
dative szambu szambom
accusative szambo szamba
instrumental szambem szambami
locative szambie szambach
vocative szambo szamba

Derived terms
nouns

References
  1. Mirosław Bańko (18.01.2014) Poradnia Językowa PWN [Language clinic PWN]‎, Polish Scientific Publishers PWN

Further reading
  • szambo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szambo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • szambo in PWN's encyclopedia
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