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/Sounds like "TAHM" (as in "tar") + "boh" (as in "boat")/

Meaning

A dairy farm where cows are raised and milk is produced. In Uruguay and Argentina the tambo is a cornerstone of rural life, the place that supplies the fresh milk to every household and wakes its workers up well before dawn.

Examples

My family runs a dairy farm in the interior and sends milk to Montevideo.

He gets up at four in the morning every day for the farm.

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Regional synonyms

A blonde or fair-skinned person in Guatemala, the local equivalent of Mexico's 'güero.' Light hair and eyes are uncommon enough in Guatemala that they become a permanent nickname. The canche is always the canche, whether they like it or not.