bambou

== English == === Etymology === From French bambou, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu). === Noun === bambou (countable and uncountable, plural bambous) (uncommon) Alternative form of bamboo. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು (bambu). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɑ̃.bu/ === Noun === bambou m (plural bambous) bamboo (plant, cane) ==== Derived terms ==== coup de bambou bamboche ==== Descendants ==== → Moore: bambu → Norman: bambou → Russian: бамбу́к (bambúk) (or Dutch bamboe or English bamboo) (see there for further descendants) === Further reading === “bambou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bambou. === Noun === bambou m (plural bambous) (Jersey) bamboo