• Bamboo

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /bæmˈbu/

    Origin

    From Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು.

    Full definition of bamboo

    Noun

    bamboo

    (plural bamboos)
    1. A grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the tribe.
    2. The wood of the bamboo plant as a material or cane.
    3. a didgeridoo
    4. (slang) A British military or Honourable East India Company employee, who spent so much time in Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never went back home.

    Adjective

    bamboo

    1. Made of the wood of the bamboo.

    Verb

    1. (transitive) To flog with a bamboo cane.----
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