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

Descendants

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

Further reading

“bambou” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French bambou.

Noun

bambou m (plural bambous)

(Jersey) bamboo

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