bamboo

1. (countable, uncountable)Any of the fast-growing grasses of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterized by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem.

2. (uncountable)Wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc.

   Bambusse, Bambus, Bambusrohr

   бамбу́кbambúk, бамбу́кbambúk, бамбу́ковая тростьbambúkovaja trostʹ

   бамбу́кbambúk

3. (countable)A stick, rod, pole, or cane of bamboo, especially one used as a vessel for liquids, or as a tool for corporal punishment.

4. (countable, slang, uncountable)A didgeridoo.

5. (countable, slang, uncountable)A member of the British military or British East India Company who spent so much time in Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never returned home.

1. The panda is eating bamboo.

   Панда їсть бамбук.

   ruПанда ест бамбук.

   deDer Panda frisst Bambus.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · Hybrid · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

2. We walked through the bamboo grove.

   deWir wandelten durch den Bambushain.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

3. Tom made a bamboo flute for Mary.

   deTom hat Mary eine Bambusflöte gemacht.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

4. Tom was the one who made this bamboo flute.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

5. There's bamboo growing in the garden.

   ruВ саду растёт бамбук.

   deIm Garten wächst Bambus.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · blay_paul · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

regular