Home › Words › R › rumborumborumbo means A surname from Galician.EtymologyBorrowed from Galician Rumbo, a habitational surname.nameA surname from Galician.nounA type of punch made chiefly from rum; grog.e.g.“Your worship would have seen him before now; for, when he is well, he and my good master Hatchway come hither every evening, and drink a couple of canns of rumbo apiece […].” — 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bumbo 64% match — A drink made from rum, water, sugar, and nutmeg. vs rumbo →grog 63% match — An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy. vs rumbo →rumdriver 62% match — A cocktail containing rum, orange juice, and a small wedge of lime; an alternative to a screwdriver with rum substituted for vodka. vs rumbo →rumbullion 60% match — Synonym of rum, an alcoholic beverage distilled from sugarcane, similar spirits. vs rumbo →rumbalike 59% match — Resembling or characteristic of rumba. vs rumbo →grogue 59% match — A Cape Verdean alcoholic drink made from sugar cane. vs rumbo →rhumb 58% match — A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle. vs rumbo →rumberry 58% match — Synonym of guavaberry. vs rumbo →