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timbo¹

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From Tupian.

noun timbos

  1. obsolete, possibly The pacara tree, Enterolobium contortisiliquum. Among the handsomest trees which I have met is the "Timbo" (Enterolobium timbosa), which grows sometimes to the height of [...]. Half a dozen other species of Enterolobium, all inferior to the Timbo, grow in the Paraguayan forests.

Timbo²

  • /ˈtɪmbəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈtɪmboʊ/ US

Where it comes from

Tim + -o (colloquializing suffix), the -b- is for euphony.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Timothy.

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"timbo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/timbo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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timbo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/timbo

Chicago

"timbo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/timbo.

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@misc{timbo_2026,
  title = {timbo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/timbo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}