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iambo

Portuguese, noun/iˈɐ̃.bu/

iambo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “iamb (metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does iambo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineiamb (metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of iambo

  • iambos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce iambo?

  • Brazil /iˈɐ̃.bu/
  • Brazil /ˈjɐ̃.bu/
  • Portugal /iˈɐ̃.bu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to iambo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.