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Meaning of ambro | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈam.brɔ]

Definitions

  1. a glutton, one who eats much or too much.
    Medieval-Latin, declension-3, masculine
  2. an excessively ferocious or barbarous human being.
    Medieval-Latin, declension-3, figuratively, masculine

Examples

“Quod cum abnegauissent puellae, irruerunt in eas ambrones maximamque partem sine mora trucidaverunt.”

When the maiden had refused, these ferocious men immediately rushed in and killed a great part of them.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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