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masculine

/ˈrumbo/

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Translation

course, direction

Word origin

From Latin rhombus, a borrowing of Greek rhombos ('spinning top, lozenge'). The sense developed through the rhomb-shaped compass card used to mark a ship's heading.

Origin: Latin
Root: rhombus
English cognates: rhombus, rhomb

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralrumbos

Examples

The boat is heading for the great sea.

My son changed the course of his life.

We are heading for the city this afternoon.

The car took a different direction in the street.

I do not know the course of this road.

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This word is part of lesson 47.