bambou

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɑ̃.bu/
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Noun

bambou m (plural bambous)

bamboo (plant, cane)

Derived terms

coup de bambou
bamboche

Descendants

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

Further reading

“bambou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French bambou.

Noun

bambou m (plural bambous)

(Jersey) bamboo

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