bambou

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bɑ̃.bu/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

bambou m (plural bambous)

  1. bamboo (plant, cane)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Moore: bambu
  • Norman: bambou
  • Russian: бамбу́к (bambúk) (or Dutch bamboe or English bamboo) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading[edit]

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French bambou.

Noun[edit]

bambou m (plural bambous)

  1. (Jersey) bamboo