# sabo
## English
### Etymology

Clipping of sabotage.

### Verb

sabo (third-person singular simple present sabos or saboes, present participle saboing, simple past and past participle saboed)
* (transitive, Singapore, colloquial, informal, Singlish) To get someone in trouble, to prank, to sabotage another's efforts.

### Noun

sabo (plural sabos)
* (slang) A saboteur.

### Anagrams

* ASBO, Abos, Asbo, BAOs, Baos, abos, asbo, baos, baso-, boas, bosa, obas, soba

## Bikol Central
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: sa‧bo
* IPA: /saˈbo/ [saˈbo]

### Noun

sabó
* suds, lather, foam
    Synonym: subo

#### Derived terms

* magsabo
* pasabo

## Hausa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sáː.bóː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [sáː.bóː]

### Adjective

sābō (feminine sābuwā, plural sā̀bàbbī or sàbbī)
* new
    Antonym: tsoho

#### Derived terms

* sabunta

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 砂防(さぼう) (sabō, “erosion control”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sa.bo/
* Hyphenation: sa‧bo

### Noun

sabo
* (geology) erosion control.

#### Derived terms

* dam sabo

### Further reading

* “sabo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

An error in generalization of the irregular verb; saber + -o (suffix indicating the first-person singular present indicative of verbs). Cognate with Spanish sabo.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsa.bu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsa.bu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈsa.bo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsa.bu/ [ˈsa.βu]
* Hyphenation: sa‧bo

### Verb

sabo
* (nonstandard or humorous) first-person singular present indicative of saber

#### Usage notes

Typical of both non-native speakers and children who are native speakers, having given rise to the humorous phrase eu não sabo. The standard form is sei.

## Spanish
### Etymology

An error in generalization of the irregular verb; saber + -o (suffix indicating the first-person singular present indicative of verbs).

### Verb

sabo
* (nonstandard) first-person singular present indicative of saber
** 1930, Memoirs of the American Folk-lore Society:Había una ve un niño muí probe en una suidá que se mantenía disiendo que éi sabía má que ei rey. Siempre cantando desía: — Yo sabo má que ei rey, yo sabo má que ei rey.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 2003, Culture Clash, “Bordertown: San Diego & Tijuana”, in Culture Clash in Americca, Theatre Communications Group, →ISBN, page 40:Mexican Militia Man: ¿Hablan Español? / American 1: ¡Sí, yo sabo poquito!(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 2012, Moira Young, translated by Verónica Canales Medina, Corazón de fuego, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, →ISBN:Sé fuerte, porque yo sabo que lo eres.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Usage notes

Typical of both non-native speakers and children who are native speakers, having given rise to the humorous phrase yo no sabo. The standard form is sé.

### References

* ↑ Kathryn Henn-Reinke (2012) “Riverview Elementary School, San Diego, California: Education in Spanish, English, and Mandarin Chinese”, in Considering Trilingual Education (Routledge Research in Education), New York, N.Y., London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 149: “The correct response is <<Yo sé>>, but the error in generalization of this irregular verb is also typical of children who are native speakers of Spanish.”

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈsabo/ [ˈsaː.bo]
* Rhymes: -abo
* Syllabification: sa‧bo

### Noun

sabo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜓ)
* large group; large flock (of birds or other animals, especially those attracted by a decoy)
    Synonyms: kawan, langkay
* suitors attracted (by a woman)
* attraction of a large group (towards a woman, decoy, etc.)

#### Derived terms

* sabuhin

### Anagrams

* baso

## Venetan
### Etymology

From Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton), from Hebrew שבת (shabbat, “Sabbath”) Compare Italian sabato.

### Noun

sabo m (plural sabi)
* Saturday