bambou

French edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bɑ̃.bu/
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Noun edit

bambou m (plural bambous)

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

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

Norman edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French bambou.

Noun edit

bambou m (plural bambous)

(Jersey) bamboo

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