combo

UK: /ˈkɒmbəʊ/ US: /ˈkɑmboʊ/ ,(kom′bō)

Inflections of 'combo' (n): npl: combos

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

com•bo /ˈkɑmboʊ/   n. [countable] , pl. -bos. Informal.

1. Music and Dance
   • a small jazz or dance band:
     We listened to the new combo.
2. Music and Dance a combination:
   ordered a steak and lobster combo.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

com•bo  (kom′bō), n., pl. -bos. 

1. Music and Dance [Informal.]
   • a small jazz or dance band. Cf. big band.
   • combination (defs. 2–4).
2. British Terms [Australian Slang.] a white man living with Aborigines or having an Aborigine wife, usually in a common-law marriage.

• comb(ination) + -o 1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

combo / ˈkɒmbəʊ/ noun ( -bos)

1. a small group of musicians, esp of jazz musicians
2. any combination