jambo

/ ˈdʒambɔ /

sentence substitute

1. an E African salutation

Word History and Origins

Origin of jambo¹

C20: from Swahili

Example Sentences

Coco is 17 years older than the next oldest Twycross chimp Jambo, 41, and 42 years older than it youngest 16-year-old Tuli.

From BBC

On the morning of the shooting, students sang “Amazing Grace” in the chapel and practiced saying “jambo” — a traditional Swahili greeting — with a missionary doctor who was visiting the school.

From New York Times

Later, when an initial death toll came out, she posted an update: “3 children are confirmed dead. 3 children who learned the word ‘Jambo’ this morning from us in chapel,” she wrote, using the Swahili greeting.

From Seattle Times

On a recent evening, a local comedian named Akau Jambo, 25, had a drink at The Baobab House, a fashionable bar in Juba, with friends who, like him, had grown up in refugee camps in Kenya or Uganda.

From New York Times

Jambo Cinema is currently showing at the Mailbox.

From BBC