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Meaning
Noun
●
In Bamboos:
A
fast-growing
grass
of the Bambusoideae
subfamily
,
characterised
by its
woody
,
hollow
, round,
straight
,
jointed
stem.
●
The
wood
of the
bamboo
plant
as a
material
for
building
,
furniture
, etc.
●
A
stick
,
rod
,
pole
, or
cane
of
bamboo
, especially one used for
corporal
punishment.
●
A didgeridoo.
●
A
member
of the British
military
or British East India Company who
spent
so much
time in
Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never
went back
home.
Adj
●
Made of the
wood
of the bamboo.
Verb
●
To
flog
with a
bamboo
cane.
●
To
paint
(furniture, etc.) to give it the
appearance
of bamboo.
●
In Indian English:
To
penetrate
sexually.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
bamboo
English
bamboe
Dutch
bambu
Portuguese
bambu
Malay (macrolanguage)
ಬಮ್ಬು
Kannada
Sourced from
Etym
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