bumbo
1 of 2noun (1)
bum·bo
ˈbəm(ˌ)bō
variants or less commonly bombo
ˈbäm-
plural -s
: an alcoholic drink usually made with rum or gin, sugar, water, and sometimes spices
bumbo
2 of 2noun (2)
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plural -s
: a West African leguminous tree (Daniella thurifer) that is the chief West African source of copal and has a soft pleasant-scented and damp-resistant wood
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
perhaps from Italian (baby-talk) bombo drink, of imitative origin
Noun (2)
of West African origin; probably akin to Mende bogbo, a tree whose fruit is used for vegetable sauce
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