bamboo
To flog with a bamboo caneTo flog with a bamboo cane.
» The panda is eating bamboo.
Der Panda frisst Bambus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Панда ест бамбук. — Wezel
Панда їсть бамбук. — deniko
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3 senses(transitive)To flog with a bamboo cane.
(transitive)To paint (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo.
(India, slang)To penetrate sexually.
Examples
58 sentencesThe panda is eating bamboo.
Панда їсть бамбук. — deniko
ruПанда ест бамбук. — Wezel
deDer Panda frisst Bambus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We walked through the bamboo grove.
deWir wandelten durch den Bambushain. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom made a bamboo flute for Mary.
deTom hat Mary eine Bambusflöte gemacht. — Vortarulo
Tom was the one who made this bamboo flute.
There's bamboo growing in the garden.
ruВ саду растёт бамбук. — Wezel
deIm Garten wächst Bambus. — pullnosemans
Origin
Borrowed from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (baBorrowed from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu), variant form of ಬೇವು (bēvu). Cognate with Malayalam വേപ്പ് (vēppŭ), Telugu వేప (vēpa), from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu (“neem”).
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Forms
bamboos, bambooing, bambooed, bambooedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle