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Shamo

Pronunciation: /ˈʃɑˌmɔ/

The English word “Shamo” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

  1. Synonym of Gobi.

Etymology

From the Mandarin word for desert, 沙漠 (shāmò, literally “sandy desert”), historically used as the proper name of the Gobi Desert.

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