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Etymology

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From Dutch bamboes, older form of bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbam.bus/
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Noun

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bamboes (uncountable)

  1. bamboo

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑm.bus/
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  • Hyphenation: bam‧boes

Noun

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bamboes n or m (uncountable)

  1. Archaic form of bamboe.

Noun

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bamboes

  1. plural of bamboe