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See also: SIBO
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from Hokkien 是無/是无 (sī-bô, “is not”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
sibo
- (Singapore, informal) An expression of disbelief, equivalent to Is it so?
- 2009 December 29, GMAudition, “Gamerz Planet”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[5]:
- u dun understand english sibo?
- 2010 September 26, Ang Shi Na, “Sheena’s101”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[6]:
- Ka ni na, ask stupid question sibo?
- 2013 August 6, “BlueOldMan, HDB Resales price”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[7]:
- You are factoring in the interest sibo?
- 2015 May 12, May Lee, “Study stress”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[8]:
- Grin until mouth crooked sibo?
Usage notes[edit]
More common in spoken language than print.
Anagrams[edit]
Abenaki[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Algonquian *si·po·wi.
Noun[edit]
sibo
Anyi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
sibo
- tree species of the genus Nauclea.
References[edit]
- ^ Irvine, F. R. (1961) Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses[1], London: Oxford University Press, page 692
- ^ Aubréville, A. (1936) La flore forestière de la Côte d’Ivoire[2] (in French), volume 3, Paris: Larose, page 265
Cebuano[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: si‧bo
Adjective[edit]
sibo
- fit; suitable; proper
- coincidental; happening or existing at the same time
Verb[edit]
sibo
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Anyi sibo or Nzima sibo.[1]
Noun[edit]
sibo m (plural sibos)
- a tree of species Nauclea pobeguinii
References[edit]
Nzima[edit]
Noun[edit]
sibo
- a tree of species (Nauclea pobeguinii)[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Aubréville, A. (1936) La flore forestière de la Côte d’Ivoire[4] (in French), volume 3, Paris: Larose, page 265
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sibo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜓ)
- flower of the kans grass
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sibò (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜓ)
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
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- Singlish
- Abenaki terms inherited from Proto-Algonquian
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- Abenaki lemmas
- Abenaki nouns
- Anyi lemmas
- Anyi nouns
- any:Madder family plants
- any:Trees
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano adjectives
- Cebuano verbs
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