tribo

See also: tribo-

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tribu, from Latin tribus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾibo/, [ˈt̪ɾ̪i.bɔ]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Hyphenation: tri‧bo

Noun

tribo (Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜊᜓ)

1. a socially, ethnically, or politically cohesive group of people
2. (anthropology) a society larger than a band but smaller than a state
3. the collective noun for various animals
4. (taxonomy) a hierarchal rank between family and genus
5. a subculture; a portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features
6. a dance troupe in festivals

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtribo]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Hyphenation: tri‧bo

Noun

tribo (accusative singular tribon, plural triboj, accusative plural tribojn)

1. tribe

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾibo/ [ˈt̪ɾi.β̞ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Hyphenation: tri‧bo

Noun

tribo m (plural tribos)

1. tribe, clan

   Synonym: clan

Related terms

• tribal

 

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tribus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtri.bo/
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Hyphenation: trì‧bo

Noun

tribo m (plural tribi)

1. (obsolete, rare) Synonym of tribù
   • 1348, Giovanni Villani, “Libro primo [First Book]”, in Nuova Cronica [New Chronicle]‎^[1], published 1991, section 3:

     Per cagione della detta confusione convenne di nicessità che’ tribi e le schiatte de’ viventi ch’allora erano si dipartissero e abitassono diversi paesi.

     Because of the aforementioned chaos, it necessarily came to be that the tribes and the progenies of the then-existing living separated and inhabited different countries.

Further reading

• tribo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• torbi

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tribus f (“one of the three tribes of Rome”), from trēs (“three”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾi.bu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾi.bu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾi.bo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾi.bu/ [ˈtɾi.βu]

• Rhymes: -ibu
• Hyphenation: tri‧bo

Noun

tribo f (plural tribos)

1. tribe (cohesive group of people)

   Synonym: povo

2. (historical) one of the three original tribes of Rome: Ramnes, Tities and Luceres
3. (biblical) one of the twelve tribes of Israel

   Hyponyms: Aser, Benjamim, Dã, Efraim, Gade, Issacar, Judá, Levi, Manassés, Naftali, Rúben, Simeão, Zebulom

4. (anthropology) tribe (society larger than a band but smaller than a state)
5. (sociology, informal) subculture (portion of a culture distinguished by its customs)

   Synonym: subcultura

6. (taxonomy) tribe (rank between family and genus)

Related terms

• tribal
• tribalidade
• tribalismo
• tribalista
• tribalização
• tribuna
• tribunal
• tribuno

 

Further reading

• “tribo” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “tribo” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “tribo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “tribo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “tribo” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾibo/, [ˈtɾi.bo]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: tri‧bo

Noun

tribo (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜊᜓ)

1. Alternative form of tribu