Noun: bambou
| Singular | bambou |
| Plural | bambous |
Sample Sentences
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The Chowpaul is simply a very light bed or sofa, over which a large bambou forms an arch. But as this is not a sufficient defence against the sun, it is always attended by a servant carrying a chata or parasol. [1811, François Balthazar Solvyns, Les Hindoûs, Vol. III, Section 8, No. 2:]
Nouns inflected like bambou
soldier's woundwort,
Nicosian,
whopper,
greypate,
tactile sign language,
chronotrope,
Rosie Lee,
dissentient,
photoinactivator,
sulphonediimine,
coastal waterfall,
residuary devise,
bituminization,
nitrosonaphthol,
smṛiti,
geosphere,
backscreen,
mensuralist,
flocculate,
flocculant, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From French bambou, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu). See: French Nouns '
bambou', Portuguese Nouns '
bambu'.