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ambo en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈæm.bəʊ/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ambō, from Ancient Greek ἄμβων (ámbōn).

Meanings

  1. A raised platform in an early Christian church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches.
    • the Emperor arrived and instead of moving directly to his seat climbed to the top level of the ambo, the great three-decker pulpit of polychrome marble. 1997, John Julius Norwich, A Short History of Byzantium, Penguin, published 1998, page 150:
    • ‘It will get settled somehow,’ he thought, and went to the ambo. On going up the steps and turning to the right he saw the priest. 1918 [1878], chapter 1, in Aylmer and Louise Maude, transl., Anna Karenina, Cambridge: Oxford University Press, translation of Анна Каренина (Anna Karenina) by Leo Tolstoy, →OCLC, part 5, page 4:
  2. A stationary podium used for readings and homilies.
    • The dignity of the Word of God requires that in the church there be a suitable place from which it may be proclaimed and toward which the attention of the faithful naturally turns during the Liturgy of the Word. It is appropriate that generally this place be a stationary ambo and not simply a movable lectern. 2010, General Instruction of the Roman Missal, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, published 2011, section #309:

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Relateds

podium · pulpit · ambon · lectern

Translations (18)

fi ambo (raised platform) · fi saarnastuoli (stationary podium) · fr ambon (raised platform) · ru амво́н (raised platform) · bg амвон (raised platform) · it ambone (raised platform) · es ambón (raised platform) · pt ambão (raised platform) · fi lukupulpetti (raised platform) · gl ambón (raised platform) · de Ambo (stationary podium) · ca ambó (raised platform) · id ambo (stationary podium) · fi ambo (stationary podium) · pt ambão (stationary podium) · vi giảng đài (stationary podium) · pl ambona (stationary podium) · cs ambon (stationary podium)

ambo en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈæm.bəʊ/ (UK)

Etymology

Clipping of ambulance + -o.

Meanings

  1. (informal) An ambulance driver.
  2. (informal) An ambulance.
    • Rawls: I don't want the fuckin' reporters seeing any ambos. Shit. 2004 Dec. 19, David Simon & al., "Mission Accomplished", The Wire, Season 3, Episode 12, 00:31:54

Forms

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Translations (4)

bg шофьор на линейка (informal: ambulance driver) · fi sirra (informal: ambulance) · fr ambulancier (informal: ambulance driver) · fi sirrakuski (informal: ambulance driver)

ambo en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈæm.bəʊ/ (UK)

Etymology

Clipping of ambassador + -o.

Meanings

  1. (slang) An ambassador.
    • The Ambo needed a sizable embassy support staff to hold his hand at every step of the way, […] 2022, Susan Gillerman Boggs, Journey Across Time: A Diplomatic Spouse in South Asia:

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