rimbondo

Kimbundu

Rimbondo

Etymology

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Noun

rimbondo (plural marimbondo)

1. wasp
2. drone (male bee)

Descendants

• → Portuguese: marimbondo
• → Sranan Tongo: marbonsu
• →? English: marabunta

References

• Junior, Antonio de Assis (1967) Dicionário Kimbundu-Português - Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico E Corográfico (in Portuguese), Luanda, Angola, page 346
• Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 139