jambeau
[
jam
-boh]
/ˈdʒæm boʊ/
noun
,
plural
jambeaux
[
jam
-bohz]
/ˈdʒæm boʊz/
(
Show IPA
)
1.
Armor.
greave
.
2.
a spikefish,
Parahollardia lineata,
found in the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
Origin
1350-1400;
Middle English
<
Anglo-French,
equivalent to
jambe
leg (see
jamb
1
) +
-eau
<
Latin
-ellus
diminutive suffix; see
-elle
British Dictionary definitions for
jambeau
jambeau
/
ˈdʒæmbəʊ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-beaux
(
-bəʊz
),
-barts,
-bers
1.
(
often pl
)
other words for
greave
Word Origin
C14: from Anglo-French, from
jambe
leg; see
jamb