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)

1. 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)

1. (Jersey) bamboo