"shamboo" meaning in All languages combined

See shamboo on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ʃæmˈbu/ Forms: shamboos [plural]
enPR: shăm-bo͞oʹ Etymology: Blend of sham + bamboo Etymology templates: {{blend|en|sham|bamboo}} Blend of sham + bamboo Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} shamboo (countable and uncountable, plural shamboos)
  1. Artificial bamboo. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-shamboo-en-noun-EvBwdPu~ Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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