Tambo (rope in English) chirukwa chigadzirwa neshinda kana waya nhete dzichirukana kuita shinda hobvu. Tambo dzinoshandiswa mabasa akawanda zvikurusei panodiwa kusimba kwadzo. Tambo dzewaya dzinoshandiswa kutakura chikepe nechikwera pamugodhi. Bingepinge - tambo ine rwodzi (rope of multiple strands) rwakawanda. Kuita motsi, kuwonyana; kumonyana, kufunyana kana kupetana (curl). Izwi rokuti koyi (skipping rope) rinotaurwa kuKalanga richireva tambo yekuchirika pakutamba. Rugoyi naMukoyi mazita emhuri. VaMambwe vanoti ntambo (n. rope) kureva tambo.