bambagia

== Italian == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin bombacium, Byzantine Greek βαμβάκιον (bambákion), from either Ancient Greek βάμβαξ (bámbax, “cotton”) or Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux, “silk-worm”), whose ultimate origin is unknown. Compare Greek βαμβάκι (vamváki), Venetan bonbaxo, Middle Persian pmbk' (pambag). === Noun === bambagia f (plural bambagie) cotton wool ==== Related terms ==== bambagino ==== Descendants ==== →? Russian: бума́га (bumága) ==== See also ==== cotone