tambo
Spanish, noun/ˈtambo/
tambo is spelled T-A-M-B-O (5 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 25,923rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tambo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “dairy farm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Bidón, cilindro. Recipiente de gran tamaño elaborado de plástico o de metal que sirve para guardar líquidos”.
What does tambo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedairy farm
- 2
masculinemilking parlour
- 3
Mexicomasculinemilk churn
- 4
Mexicomasculinebarrel
- 5
Mexicomasculineprison
- 6
masculineinn
- 7
masculinetrading post
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bidón, cilindro. Recipiente de gran tamaño elaborado de plástico o de metal que sirve para guardar líquidos.
noun: 1. Estación de relevo donde un chasqui entregaba un mensaje al siguiente chasqui del camino del Inca.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tambo
- tambos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tambo?
- /ˈtambo/
- [ˈt̪ãm.bo]
- [ˈt̪ãmbo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tambo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tambo in Spanish?
tambo appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).