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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 References 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations

[ English

[ Etymology

From Old English reġnboga, from Old High German reganbogo, from OHG regan, rain, + biogo, bow.

[ Pronunciation

• rān'bō, /"reInb@U/
• IPA: /ˈreɪnbəʊ/

[ Noun

rainbow (plural: rainbows)

1. Multicoloured arch in the sky produced by refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.
2. Any prismatic refraction of light showing a spectrum of colours.
3. An assortment; a varied multitude. Used with of.

   • a rainbow of possibilities

4. (baseball) A curveball, particularly a slow curveball
5. (poker slang) In Texas hold 'em or Omaha hold 'em, a flop that contains three different suits

[ Translations

Albanian: ylber sq(sq) m. Amharic: ቀስተ፡ደመና (k'ästä dämäna) Amuzgo: kítzú jn'â Arabic: قوس قزح (qaws quzah) Armenian: ծիածան (ciacan) Aymara: kurumi Basque: ostadar, ortzadar Bosnian: duga bs(bs) f. Breton: kanevedenn f., gwareg-ar-glav f. Bulgarian: дъга bg(bg) f. Catalan: arc de sant martí m., arc d'iris m. Chichewa: utawaleza Chinese: 隮 (jī); 彩虹 (cǎi hóng) Croatian: duga hr(hr) f. Czech: duha cs(cs) f. Danish: regnbue Dutch: regenboog nl(nl) m. Esperanto: ĉielarko eo(eo) Finnish: sateenkaari fi(fi) French: arc-en-ciel fr(fr) m. West Frisian: reinbôge Galician: arco da vella m. German: Regenbogen de(de) m. Gikuyu: műkűnga-mbura Greek: ουράνιο τόξο n. (uránio tóxo) Hausa: bàkan gizò m. Hawaiian: ānuenue Hebrew: קשת בענן m. (keshet be'anan) Hungarian: szivárvány hu(hu) Icelandic: regnbogi is(is) m., friðarbogi is(is) m. Ido: ciel-arko Indonesian: pelangi, bianglala Interlingua: iris, iride Irish: bogha báistí ga(ga) m., tuar ceatha ga(ga) m. Italian: arcobaleno it(it) m., iride it(it) f. Japanese: 虹 (にじ, niji)

Korean: 무지개 (mujigae) Kurdish: keskesor ku(ku) f., keskûala ku(ku) f., qozeqer ku(ku) f., bûka baranê ku(ku) f. Latin: arcus la(la) m. Malay: pelangi, benang raja Maltese: qawsalla mt(mt) f. Manx: goal twoaie m., Bhow Ghoree m. (poetic) Maori: kahukura, aaheahea, paahoka, uenuku, kairangi, rore, taawhanawhana Mongolian: солонго mn(mn) (solongo) Nahuatl: cozamalotl Nepali: इन्द्रेनी (indreni) Northern Sami: arvedávgi, bajándávgi Norwegian: regnbue Old English: reġnboga ang(ang) Persian: رنگین کمان Polish: tęcza f. Portuguese: arco-íris pt(pt) m. Quechua: kurmi Romanian: curcubeu ro(ro) m. Russian: радуга ru(ru) (raduga) f. Serbian: Cyrillic: дуга f., божиљак m. Roman: duga f., božiljak m. Skolt Sami: teärmmazjohss Slovene: mavrica f. Somali: qaanso, jeegaan, caasha carab dheer Spanish: arco iris es(es) m. Swedish: regnbåge sv(sv) Tahitian: anuanua Tagalog: bahag-hari Tamil: வானவில் (vānavil) Turkish: gökkuşağı, ebem kuşağı, peygamber kuşağı Volapük: reinabob Welsh: enfys, bwa'r Drindod, bwa'r arch Yiddish: (regn-boygn) m. Yucatec: cheel

[ Synonyms

• spectrum (2)
• lots of colour (3)

[ References

• Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

[ Adjective

rainbow (no comparative or superlative)

1. Having, or shining with, the colors of the rainbow: iridescent.
2. Multicoloured.
3. Special, enigmatic.
4. (poker) Having multiple suits

[ Translations

Bulgarian: многоцветен m., пъстроцветен m. Dutch: regenboogkleurig, iriserend French: iridescent fr(fr) m., iridescente fr(fr) f. German: irisierend (iridescent), schillernd or regenbogenlich (having the colors of thee rainbow), bunt (multicolor)

Interlingua: iridescente Polish: tęczowy m., tęczowa f., tęczowe n,pl Portuguese: iridescente m. & f. Spanish: irisado m., irisada f., iridiscente m & f Turkish: gökkuşağı,ebem kuşağı,peygamber kuşağı