ambo

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæmbəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ambō)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
am•bo  (ambō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bos. 
  1. (in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
Also, ambon. 
  • Greek ámbōn edge, rim, pulpit
  • Medieval Latin ambō(n)
  • 1635–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ambo / ˈæmbəʊ/ (ambos)
  1. an ambulance driver
  2. an ambulance
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