mamba

== English == === Etymology === Derived from Zulu ímâmba, from Proto-Bantu *mbámbà. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmæmbə/, /ˈmɑm.bɑ/ === Noun === mamba (plural mambas) Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees. ==== Derived terms ==== black mamba green mamba ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === mamba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Dendroaspis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === Anagrams === bamma == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Zulu imamba. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈmam.bə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈmam.ba] === Noun === mamba f (plural mambes) mamba (venomous snake) === Further reading === “mamba”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Chichewa == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈma.ᵐba/ ==== Noun ==== mamba class 6 scale(s) (of a fish or snake) === Etymology 2 === Cognate to Zulu imamba. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmá.ᵐba/ ==== Noun ==== mámba class 9 (plural mámba class 10) spitting cobra == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmamba] === Noun === mamba f mamba ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “mamba”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) “mamba”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995 == Dutch == === Etymology === Probably borrowed from English mamba or Afrikaans mamba, from Zulu imamba or Swazi mamba. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑm.baː/ Hyphenation: mam‧ba Rhymes: -ɑmbaː === Noun === mamba m (plural mamba's, no diminutive) a mamba, venomous snake of the genus Dendroaspis ==== Derived terms ==== groene mamba zwarte mamba == Finnish == === Etymology === From English mamba, from Zulu imamba. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑmbɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝mbɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑmbɑ Syllabification(key): mam‧ba Hyphenation(key): mam‧ba === Noun === mamba mamba ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “mamba”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == French == === Noun === mamba m (plural mambas) mamba ==== Derived terms ==== mamba noir == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmam.ba/ Rhymes: -amba Syllabification: mam‧ba === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English mamba, from Zulu ímâmba, from Proto-Bantu *mbámbà. ==== Noun ==== mamba f mamba (any snake of the genus Dendroaspis) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== mamba n genitive singular of mambo === Further reading === “mamba”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “mamba”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɐ̃bɐ Hyphenation: mam‧ba === Noun === mamba f (plural mambas) mamba (venomous snake of the genus Dendroaspis) === Further reading === “mamba”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “mamba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmamba/ [ˈmãm.ba] Rhymes: -amba Syllabification: mam‧ba === Noun === mamba f (plural mambas) mamba === Further reading === “mamba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Noun === mamba class IX (plural mamba class X) crocodile (reptile) Synonym: (dialectal) ngwena black mamba == Swazi == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === mamba class 1a (plural bómamba class 2a) mamba snake ==== Inflection ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template.