bonbaxo

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Venetian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Italian bambagia. Probably from Medieval Latin bombacium, from Byzantine Greek βαμβάκιον (bambákion), ultimately from Ancient Greek βάμβαξ (bámbax). Compare Greek βαμβάκι (vamváki), Middle Persian pmbk'.

Noun[edit]

bonbaxo m (plural bonbaxi)

  1. cotton wool

Descendants[edit]

  • → Cimbrian: bombaas
  • → Slovene: bombaž
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