"bamboo" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /bæmˈbu/ Audio: en-us-bamboo.ogg [US]
enPR: băm-bo͞oʹ Etymology: Borrowed 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”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|nl|bamboe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Dutch bamboe, {{bor+|en|nl|bamboe}} Borrowed from Dutch bamboe, {{der|en|pt|bambu}} Portuguese bambu, {{der|en|ms|bambu}} Malay bambu, {{der|en|kn|ಬಂಬು}} Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu), {{m|kn|ಬೇವು}} ಬೇವು (bēvu), {{cog|ml|വേപ്പ്}} Malayalam വേപ്പ് (vēppŭ), {{cog|te|వేప}} Telugu వేప (vēpa), {{cog|dra-pro|*wēmpu||neem}} Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu (“neem”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bamboo (not comparable)
  1. Made of the wood of the bamboo. Tags: not-comparable Translations (made of bamboo): бамбу́кавы (bambúkavy) (Belarusian), бамбуков (bambukov) (Bulgarian), bambusový [masculine] (Czech), bamboe- (Dutch), bambua (Esperanto), de bambou (French), bambusz (Hungarian), di bambù (Italian), 竹製の (takesei no) (alt: たけせいの) (Japanese), бамбусов (bambusov) [masculine] (Macedonian), bambus [masculine] (Polish), bambusowy (Polish), de bambu (Portuguese), бамбу́ковый (bambúkovyj) (Russian), bambusov (Slovene), kawayan (Tagalog), mambu (Tok Pisin), бамбу́ковий (bambúkovyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bamboo-en-adj-fA9j1Cux
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bambu [obsolete]

Noun

IPA: /bæmˈbu/ Audio: en-us-bamboo.ogg [US] Forms: bamboos [plural]
enPR: băm-bo͞oʹ Etymology: Borrowed 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”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|nl|bamboe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Dutch bamboe, {{bor+|en|nl|bamboe}} Borrowed from Dutch bamboe, {{der|en|pt|bambu}} Portuguese bambu, {{der|en|ms|bambu}} Malay bambu, {{der|en|kn|ಬಂಬು}} Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu), {{m|kn|ಬೇವು}} ಬೇವು (bēvu), {{cog|ml|വേപ്പ്}} Malayalam വേപ്പ് (vēppŭ), {{cog|te|వేప}} Telugu వేప (vēpa), {{cog|dra-pro|*wēmpu||neem}} Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu (“neem”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bamboo (countable and uncountable, plural bamboos)
  1. A fast-growing grass of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bamboo-en-noun-IXDIQSNa
  2. (uncountable) The wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc. Tags: uncountable Translations (plant): tring (Acehnese), koo (Acholi), щэмбар (śɛmbar) (Adyghe), bambu [feminine] (Albanian), خَيْزَرَان (ḵayzarān) [masculine] (Arabic), خَيْزُرَان (ḵayzurān) [masculine] (Arabic), خيزران (xayzaran) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), بامبو (bambu) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), բամբուկ (bambuk) (Armenian), বাঁহ (bãh) (Assamese), bambú [masculine] (Asturian), llkus (Atayal), bambuk (Azerbaijani), hind qamışı (Azerbaijani), buluh (Banjarese), paring (Banjarese), һинд ҡамышы (hind qamışı) (Bashkir), бамбу́к (bambúk) [masculine] (Belarusian), বাঁশ (bãś) (Bengali), butong (Bikol Central), kawayan (Bikol Central), bambouz [feminine] (Breton), бамбу́к (bambúk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ဝါး (wa:) (Burmese), bambú [masculine] (Catalan), kawayan (Cebuano), रीङ् (Chepang), 竹仔 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 竹子 (zhúzi) (Chinese Mandarin), ind qamışı (Crimean Tatar), bambus [masculine] (Czech), bambus [common-gender] (Danish), bamboe [neuter] (Dutch), (dé̤ṳk) (Eastern Min Chinese), bambuo (Esperanto), bambus (Estonian), bambus [neuter] (Faroese), bitu (Fijian), kofe (Fijian), bambu (Finnish), bambou [masculine] (French), bambú [masculine] (Galician), ბამბუკი (bambuḳi) (Georgian), Bambus [masculine] (German), μπαμπού (bampoú) [neuter] (Greek), ʻohe (Hawaiian), בַּמְבּוּק (bambuk) [masculine] (Hebrew), חִזְרָן (khizran) [masculine] (Hebrew), kawayan (Hiligaynon), बांस (bāns) [masculine] (Hindi), बाँस (bā̃s) [masculine] (Hindi), bambusz (Hungarian), bambus [masculine] (Icelandic), buluh (Indonesian), bambu (Indonesian), aur (Indonesian), bambú [masculine] (Irish), bambù [masculine] (Italian), (take) (alt: たけ) (Japanese), pring (Javanese), deling (Javanese), шамбыр (šambər) (Kabardian), ಬಿದಿರು (bidiru) (Kannada), kauayan (Kapampangan), kuwayan (Kapampangan), бамбук (bambuk) (Kazakh), ឫស្សី (rɨhsəy) (Khmer), mũrangi [class-3] (Kikuyu), 대나무 (daenamu) (Korean), бамбук (bambuk) [masculine] (Kyrgyz), ໄຜ່ (phai) (Lao), harundō Indica [feminine] (Latin), bambuss [masculine] (Latvian), bambukas [masculine] (Lithuanian), bambó [masculine] (Lombard), ᦺᦙᧉᦌᦱᧂ (may²saang) (), бамбус (bambus) [masculine] (Macedonian), buluh بولوه (Malay), bambu بمبو (Malay), aur اءور (Malay), pering ڤريڠ (Malay), മുള (muḷa) (Malayalam), ᠴᡠᠰᡝ (cuse) (Manchu), inanga (Maori), kohe [archaic] (Maori), ဒုန် (dun) (Mon), хулс (xuls) (Mongolian), lókʼaatsoh (Navajo), bambou [masculine] (Norman), bambus [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), bambus [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), gusa (Nupe), bambó [masculine] (Occitan), priṅ (Old Javanese), قامش (kamış) (Ottoman Turkish), qau (Paiwan), باڼس (Pashto), خیزران (xayzarân) (Persian), bambus (Polish), bambu [masculine] (Portuguese), ਬਾਂਸ (bāns) [masculine] (Punjabi), ko'e (Rarotongan), bañc (Rohingya), bambus [masculine] (Romanian), bambu [masculine] (Romanian), бамбу́к (bambúk) [masculine] (Russian), ဝၣ် (wà) (S'gaw Karen), qamuş (Salar), ʻofe (Samoan), वंश (vaṃśa) (Sanskrit), bambù [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), cuilc-Fhrangach [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), ба̀мбус [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), тр̀сковача [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), bàmbus [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), tr̀skovača [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), интий ҡамыш (intiy qamış) (Siberian Tatar), bambus [masculine] (Slovak), bambus [masculine] (Slovene), bambú [masculine] (Spanish), bambusi (Sranan Tongo), awi (Sundanese), mwanzi [class-3, class-4] (Swahili), bambu [common-gender] (Swedish), ꠛꠣ (ba) (Sylheti), ꠛꠣꠡ (baś) (Sylheti), kawayan (Tagalog), бамбук (bambuk) (Tajik), மூங்கில் (mūṅkil) (Tamil), வேய் (vēy) (Tamil), aɣanim [masculine] (Tarifit), һинд камышы (hind qamışı) (Tatar), వెదురు (veduru) (Telugu), au (Tetum), ไผ่ (pài) (Thai), སྨྱུག་མ (smyug ma) (Tibetan), mambu (Tok Pisin), kofe (Tongan), bambu (Turkish), hint kamışı (Turkish), bambuk (Turkmen), hindigamşy (Turkmen), бамбу́к (bambúk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), بانس (bāns) [masculine] (Urdu), xitay qomushi (Uyghur), bambuk (Uzbek), tre (Vietnamese), bambud (Volapük), lerid [obsolete] (Volapük), kawayan (Waray-Waray), bambŵ [masculine] (Welsh), xyoob (White Hmong), ọparun (Yoruba), faexcuk (Zhuang), faexndoek (Zhuang) Translations (wood): bambu [feminine] (Albanian), bambú [masculine] (Asturian), bambouz [feminine] (Breton), бамбу́к (bambúk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), bambú [masculine] (Catalan), 竹子 (zhúzi) (Chinese Mandarin), 竹材 (zhúcái) (Chinese Mandarin), bambus [masculine] (Czech), bamboe [neuter] (Dutch), bambu (Finnish), bambou [masculine] (French), bambú [masculine] (Galician), Bambus [masculine] (German), Bambusrohr [neuter] (German), ʻohe (Hawaiian), במבוק (bambuq) [masculine] (Hebrew), חִזְרָן (khizran) [masculine] (Hebrew), bambú [masculine] (Irish), bambù [masculine] (Italian), (take) (alt: たけ) (Japanese), 竹材 (takezai) (alt: たけざい) (Japanese), pring (Javanese), deling (Javanese), бамбус (bambus) [masculine] (Macedonian), بولوه [Jawi] (Malay), بمبو [Jawi] (Malay), اءور [Jawi] (Malay), buluh [Rumi] (Malay), bambu [Rumi] (Malay), aur [Rumi] (Malay), bambou [masculine] (Norman), bambus [masculine] (Polish), bambu [masculine] (Portuguese), бамбу́к (bambúk) [masculine] (Russian), бамбу́ковая трость (bambúkovaja trostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), bambù [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), cuilc-Fhrangach [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), bambus [masculine] (Slovene), bambú [masculine] (Spanish), bambu [common-gender] (Swedish), kawayan (Tagalog), ไม้ไผ่ (máai pài) (Thai), mambu (Tok Pisin), bambŵ [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-bamboo-en-noun-9edCJWP5 Disambiguation of 'plant': 0 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'wood': 14 86 0 0 0
  3. (countable) A stick, rod, pole, or cane of bamboo, especially one used for corporal punishment. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-bamboo-en-noun-eWvY3duT
  4. (slang) A didgeridoo. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bamboo-en-noun--K01repM
  5. (slang) A member of the British military or British East India Company who spent so much time in Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never went back home. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Bamboos
    Sense id: en-bamboo-en-noun-elK4~mNB Disambiguation of Bamboos: 18 16 3 11 4 37 4 3 5 Categories (other): Eastern Min terms with redundant transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Eastern Min terms with redundant transliterations: 19 12 1 23 2 35 2 2 4 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 12 1 17 2 37 2 3 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 9 2 26 2 33 2 4 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bambu [obsolete]
Derived forms: arrow bamboo, bamboo antshrike, bamboo baksheesh, bamboo ceiling, bamboo clam (taxonomic: Ensis leei), bamboo coral, Bamboo Curtain, bamboo curtain, bamboo diplomacy, bamboo fern, bamboo grass, bamboo hair, bamboo lemur, bamboolike, bamboo man, bamboo palm, bamboo partridge, bamboo rat (taxonomic: Rhizomyini spp.), bamboo shark, bamboo shoot, bamboo torture, bamboo vine, bamboo wife, Bengal bamboo (taxonomic: Bambusa tulda), black bamboo, broadleaf bamboo, Buddha belly bamboo (taxonomic: Bambusa ventricosa), cherry-merry-bamboo, common bamboo (taxonomic: Bambusa vulgaris), giant thorny bamboo (taxonomic: Bambusa bambos), giant timber bamboo (taxonomic: Bambusa oldhamii), golden bamboo, greater bamboo lemur, heavenly bamboo, henon bamboo, Indian thorny bamboo (taxonomic: Bambusa bambos), lucky bamboo, moso bamboo, sacred bamboo, spineless Indian bamboo (taxonomic: Bambusa tulda), spiny bamboo (taxonomic: Bambusa blumeana), thorny bamboo Bambusa blumeana), tortoise-shell bamboo

Verb

IPA: /bæmˈbu/ Audio: en-us-bamboo.ogg [US] Forms: bamboos [present, singular, third-person], bambooing [participle, present], bambooed [participle, past], bambooed [past]
enPR: băm-bo͞oʹ Etymology: Borrowed 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”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|nl|bamboe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Dutch bamboe, {{bor+|en|nl|bamboe}} Borrowed from Dutch bamboe, {{der|en|pt|bambu}} Portuguese bambu, {{der|en|ms|bambu}} Malay bambu, {{der|en|kn|ಬಂಬು}} Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu), {{m|kn|ಬೇವು}} ಬೇವು (bēvu), {{cog|ml|വേപ്പ്}} Malayalam വേപ്പ് (vēppŭ), {{cog|te|వేప}} Telugu వేప (vēpa), {{cog|dra-pro|*wēmpu||neem}} Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu (“neem”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} bamboo (third-person singular simple present bamboos, present participle bambooing, simple past and past participle bambooed)
  1. (transitive) To flog with a bamboo cane. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bamboo-en-verb-WrAx5j~Z
  2. (transitive) To paint (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bamboo-en-verb-u~3v--mt
  3. (India, slang) To penetrate sexually. Tags: India, slang
    Sense id: en-bamboo-en-verb-DIfiQ8Fo Categories (other): Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bambu [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "bamboo lemur"
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    {
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      "word": "bamboolike"
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    {
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      "word": "bamboo man"
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    {
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      "word": "bamboo palm"
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    {
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      "word": "bamboo partridge"
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    {
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      "taxonomic": "Rhizomyini spp.",
      "word": "bamboo rat"
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    {
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    {
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      "word": "bamboo shoot"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bamboo torture"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bamboo vine"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bamboo wife"
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      "taxonomic": "Bambusa tulda",
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    {
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      "word": "black bamboo"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "broadleaf bamboo"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "taxonomic": "Bambusa ventricosa",
      "word": "Buddha belly bamboo"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cherry-merry-bamboo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "taxonomic": "Bambusa vulgaris",
      "word": "common bamboo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "taxonomic": "Bambusa bambos",
      "word": "giant thorny bamboo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "taxonomic": "Bambusa oldhamii",
      "word": "giant timber bamboo"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "golden bamboo"
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    {
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      "word": "greater bamboo lemur"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "heavenly bamboo"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "henon bamboo"
    },
    {
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      "taxonomic": "Bambusa bambos",
      "word": "Indian thorny bamboo"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lucky bamboo"
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    {
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      "word": "moso bamboo"
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      "word": "sacred bamboo"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "taxonomic": "Bambusa tulda",
      "word": "spineless Indian bamboo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "taxonomic": "Bambusa blumeana",
      "word": "spiny bamboo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "thorny bamboo Bambusa blumeana)"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tortoise-shell bamboo"
    }
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          "expansion": "→ Albanian: bambu",
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      "text": "→ Albanian: bambu"
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        {
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          "expansion": "→ Finnish: bambu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: bambu"
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          "args": {
            "1": "el",
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          "expansion": "→ Greek: μπαμπού (bampoú)",
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      "text": "→ Greek: μπαμπού (bampoú)"
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kky",
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          "expansion": "→ Guugu Yimidhirr: bambu",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "→ Guugu Yimidhirr: bambu"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "бамбу́к",
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          "expansion": "→ Russian: бамбу́к (bambúk)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
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            "2": "bamboe"
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          "expansion": "bamboe",
          "name": "l"
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            "1": "fr",
            "2": "bambou"
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          "expansion": "bambou",
          "name": "l"
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          "args": {
            "1": "or Dutch bamboe or French bambou"
          },
          "expansion": "(or Dutch bamboe or French bambou)",
          "name": "i"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: бамбу́к (bambúk) (or Dutch bamboe or French bambou) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "cy",
            "2": "bambŵ",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Welsh: bambŵ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Welsh: bambŵ"
    }
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        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bamboe",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "bamboe"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Dutch bamboe",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "bambu"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese bambu",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ms",
        "3": "bambu"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay bambu",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "kn",
        "3": "ಬಂಬು"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ಬೇವು"
      },
      "expansion": "ಬೇವು (bēvu)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "വേപ്പ്"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam വേപ്പ് (vēppŭ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "వేప"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu వేప (vēpa)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dra-pro",
        "2": "*wēmpu",
        "3": "",
        "4": "neem"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu (“neem”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed 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”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bamboos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "bamboo (countable and uncountable, plural bamboos)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2011, Ralph D. Sawyer, Ancient Chinese Warfare, Basic Books, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 490",
          "text": "However, the late Hsia and the Shang were considerably warmer, possibly comparable to Hang-chou today, an area where bamboo proliferates.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fast-growing grass of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem."
      ],
      "id": "en-bamboo-en-noun-IXDIQSNa",
      "links": [
        [
          "grass",
          "grass"
        ],
        [
          "Bambusoideae",
          "Bambusoideae#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "subfamily",
          "subfamily"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "The wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc."
      ],
      "id": "en-bamboo-en-noun-9edCJWP5",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) The wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ace",
          "lang": "Acehnese",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "tring"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ach",
          "lang": "Acholi",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "koo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ady",
          "lang": "Adyghe",
          "roman": "śɛmbar",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "щэмбар"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bambu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ḵayzarān",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "خَيْزَرَان"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ḵayzurān",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "خَيْزُرَان"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "arz",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "xayzaran",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "Egyptian-Arabic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "خيزران"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "arz",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "bambu",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "Egyptian-Arabic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "بامبو"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "bambuk",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "բամբուկ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "as",
          "lang": "Assamese",
          "roman": "bãh",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "বাঁহ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bambú"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "tay",
          "lang": "Atayal",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "llkus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "bambuk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "hind qamışı"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "bjn",
          "lang": "Banjarese",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "buluh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "bjn",
          "lang": "Banjarese",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "paring"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "hind qamışı",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "һинд ҡамышы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "bambúk",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "бамбу́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "bãś",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "বাঁশ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "bcl",
          "lang": "Bikol Central",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "butong"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "bcl",
          "lang": "Bikol Central",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "kawayan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bambouz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "bambúk",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "бамбу́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "wa:",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "ဝါး"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bambú"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "kawayan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "cdm",
          "lang": "Chepang",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "रीङ्"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "cdo",
          "lang": "Eastern Min Chinese",
          "roman": "dé̤ṳk",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "竹"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "zh-min-nan",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "竹仔"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhúzi",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "竹子"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bambus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "bambus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "bamboe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "bambuo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "bambus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "bambus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "fj",
          "lang": "Fijian",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "bitu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "fj",
          "lang": "Fijian",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "kofe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "bambu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bambou"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bambú"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "bambuḳi",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "ბამბუკი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Bambus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "bampoú",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "μπαμπού"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "haw",
          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "ʻohe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "bambuk",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "בַּמְבּוּק"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "khizran",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "חִזְרָן"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "hil",
          "lang": "Hiligaynon",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "kawayan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bāns",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "बांस"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bā̃s",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "बाँस"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "bambusz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bambus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "buluh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "bambu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "aur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bambú"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bambù"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "alt": "たけ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "take",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "竹"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "jv",
          "lang": "Javanese",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "pring"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "jv",
          "lang": "Javanese",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "deling"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "kbd",
          "lang": "Kabardian",
          "roman": "šambər",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "шамбыр"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "kn",
          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "bidiru",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "ಬಿದಿರು"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "pam",
          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "kauayan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "pam",
          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "kuwayan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "bambuk",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "бамбук"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "rɨhsəy",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "ឫស្សី"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ki",
          "lang": "Kikuyu",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "class-3"
          ],
          "word": "mũrangi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "daenamu",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "대나무"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "bambuk",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "бамбук"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "phai",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "ໄຜ່"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "harundō Indica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bambuss"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bambukas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "lmo",
          "lang": "Lombard",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bambó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "khb",
          "lang": "Lü",
          "roman": "may²saang",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "ᦺᦙᧉᦌᦱᧂ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "bambus",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "бамбус"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "buluh بولوه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "bambu بمبو"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "aur اءور"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "pering ڤريڠ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "muḷa",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "മുള"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "mnc",
          "lang": "Manchu",
          "roman": "cuse",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "ᠴᡠᠰᡝ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "inanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "kohe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "mnw",
          "lang": "Mon",
          "roman": "dun",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "ဒုန်"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "xuls",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "хулс"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "lókʼaatsoh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Albanian: bambu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Albanian: bambu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fi",
            "2": "bambu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Finnish: bambu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: bambu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "μπαμπού",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: μπαμπού (bampoú)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: μπαμπού (bampoú)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kky",
            "2": "bambu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Guugu Yimidhirr: bambu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Guugu Yimidhirr: bambu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "бамбу́к",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: бамбу́к (bambúk)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "bamboe"
          },
          "expansion": "bamboe",
          "name": "l"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "bambou"
          },
          "expansion": "bambou",
          "name": "l"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "or Dutch bamboe or French bambou"
          },
          "expansion": "(or Dutch bamboe or French bambou)",
          "name": "i"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: бамбу́к (bambúk) (or Dutch bamboe or French bambou) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cy",
            "2": "bambŵ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Welsh: bambŵ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Welsh: bambŵ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "loanword",
        "2": "Borrowed"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "bamboe",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bamboe",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "bamboe"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Dutch bamboe",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "bambu"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese bambu",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ms",
        "3": "bambu"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay bambu",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "kn",
        "3": "ಬಂಬು"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ಬೇವು"
      },
      "expansion": "ಬೇವು (bēvu)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "വേപ്പ്"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam വേപ്പ് (vēppŭ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "వేప"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu వేప (vēpa)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dra-pro",
        "2": "*wēmpu",
        "3": "",
        "4": "neem"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu (“neem”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed 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”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bamboos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "bamboo (countable and uncountable, plural bamboos)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2011, Ralph D. Sawyer, Ancient Chinese Warfare, Basic Books, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 490",
          "text": "However, the late Hsia and the Shang were considerably warmer, possibly comparable to Hang-chou today, an area where bamboo proliferates.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fast-growing grass of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grass",
          "grass"
        ],
        [
          "Bambusoideae",
          "Bambusoideae#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "subfamily",
          "subfamily"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) The wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A stick, rod, pole, or cane of bamboo, especially one used for corporal punishment."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "corporal punishment",
          "corporal punishment"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) A stick, rod, pole, or cane of bamboo, especially one used for corporal punishment."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A didgeridoo."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "didgeridoo",
          "didgeridoo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) A didgeridoo."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A member of the British military or British East India Company who spent so much time in Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never went back home."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "British",
          "British"
        ],
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "British East India Company",
          "British East India Company"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) A member of the British military or British East India Company who spent so much time in Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never went back home."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bæmˈbu/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-bamboo.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/67/En-us-bamboo.ogg/En-us-bamboo.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/En-us-bamboo.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "băm-bo͞oʹ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "bambu"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ace",
      "lang": "Acehnese",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "tring"
    },
    {
      "code": "ach",
      "lang": "Acholi",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "koo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ady",
      "lang": "Adyghe",
      "roman": "śɛmbar",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "щэмбар"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bambu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḵayzarān",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "خَيْزَرَان"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḵayzurān",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "خَيْزُرَان"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "xayzaran",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "خيزران"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "bambu",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "بامبو"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bambuk",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "բամբուկ"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "bãh",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "বাঁহ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambú"
    },
    {
      "code": "tay",
      "lang": "Atayal",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "llkus"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "bambuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "hind qamışı"
    },
    {
      "code": "bjn",
      "lang": "Banjarese",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "buluh"
    },
    {
      "code": "bjn",
      "lang": "Banjarese",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "paring"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "hind qamışı",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "һинд ҡамышы"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "bambúk",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бамбу́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "bãś",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "বাঁশ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "butong"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "kawayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bambouz"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bambúk",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бамбу́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "wa:",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "ဝါး"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambú"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "kawayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "cdm",
      "lang": "Chepang",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "रीङ्"
    },
    {
      "code": "cdo",
      "lang": "Eastern Min Chinese",
      "roman": "dé̤ṳk",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "竹"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "zh-min-nan",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "竹仔"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhúzi",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "竹子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambus"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "bambus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bamboe"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "bambuo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "bambus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bambus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fj",
      "lang": "Fijian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "bitu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fj",
      "lang": "Fijian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "kofe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "bambu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambou"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambú"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "bambuḳi",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "ბამბუკი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bambus"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "bampoú",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "μπαμπού"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "ʻohe"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "bambuk",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "בַּמְבּוּק"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "khizran",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "חִזְרָן"
    },
    {
      "code": "hil",
      "lang": "Hiligaynon",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "kawayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bāns",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "बांस"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bā̃s",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "बाँस"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "bambusz"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambus"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "buluh"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "bambu"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "aur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambú"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambù"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たけ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "take",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "竹"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "pring"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "deling"
    },
    {
      "code": "kbd",
      "lang": "Kabardian",
      "roman": "šambər",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "шамбыр"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "bidiru",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "ಬಿದಿರು"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "kauayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "kuwayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "bambuk",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "бамбук"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "rɨhsəy",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "ឫស្សី"
    },
    {
      "code": "ki",
      "lang": "Kikuyu",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ],
      "word": "mũrangi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "daenamu",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "대나무"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "bambuk",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бамбук"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "phai",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "ໄຜ່"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "harundō Indica"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambuss"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambukas"
    },
    {
      "code": "lmo",
      "lang": "Lombard",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambó"
    },
    {
      "code": "khb",
      "lang": "Lü",
      "roman": "may²saang",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "ᦺᦙᧉᦌᦱᧂ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "bambus",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бамбус"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "buluh بولوه"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "bambu بمبو"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "aur اءور"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "pering ڤريڠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "muḷa",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "മുള"
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    {
      "code": "mnc",
      "lang": "Manchu",
      "roman": "cuse",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "ᠴᡠᠰᡝ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "inanga"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "mnw",
      "lang": "Mon",
      "roman": "dun",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "ဒုန်"
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      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xuls",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "хулс"
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    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "lókʼaatsoh"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambou"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambus"
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    {
      "code": "nup",
      "lang": "Nupe",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "gusa"
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    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambó"
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    {
      "code": "kaw",
      "lang": "Old Javanese",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "priṅ"
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    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "kamış",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "قامش"
    },
    {
      "code": "pwn",
      "lang": "Paiwan",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "qau"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "باڼس"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "xayzarân",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "خیزران"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "bambus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "bāns",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ਬਾਂਸ"
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    {
      "code": "rar",
      "lang": "Rarotongan",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "ko'e"
    },
    {
      "code": "rhg",
      "lang": "Rohingya",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "bañc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "bambus"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambu"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bambúk",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бамбу́к"
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    {
      "code": "ksw",
      "lang": "S'gaw Karen",
      "roman": "wà",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "ဝၣ်"
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    {
      "code": "slr",
      "lang": "Salar",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "qamuş"
    },
    {
      "code": "sm",
      "lang": "Samoan",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "ʻofe"
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    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "vaṃśa",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "वंश"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sh",
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "tr̀skovača"
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    {
      "code": "sty",
      "lang": "Siberian Tatar",
      "roman": "intiy qamış",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "интий ҡамыш"
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    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambus"
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    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambú"
    },
    {
      "code": "srn",
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "bambusi"
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    {
      "code": "su",
      "lang": "Sundanese",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "awi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4"
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      "word": "mwanzi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "bambu"
    },
    {
      "code": "syl",
      "lang": "Sylheti",
      "roman": "ba",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "ꠛꠣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "syl",
      "lang": "Sylheti",
      "roman": "baś",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "ꠛꠣꠡ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "kawayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "bambuk",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "бамбук"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "mūṅkil",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "மூங்கில்"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "vēy",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "வேய்"
    },
    {
      "code": "rif",
      "lang": "Tarifit",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aɣanim"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "hind qamışı",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "һинд камышы"
    },
    {
      "code": "crh",
      "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "ind qamışı"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "veduru",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "వెదురు"
    },
    {
      "code": "tet",
      "lang": "Tetum",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "au"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pài",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "ไผ่"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "smyug ma",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "སྨྱུག་མ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tpi",
      "lang": "Tok Pisin",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "mambu"
    },
    {
      "code": "to",
      "lang": "Tongan",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "kofe"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "bambu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "hint kamışı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "bambuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "hindigamşy"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bambúk",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бамбу́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "bāns",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "بانس"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "xitay qomushi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "bambuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "tre"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "bambud"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "lerid"
    },
    {
      "code": "war",
      "lang": "Waray-Waray",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "kawayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambŵ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mww",
      "lang": "White Hmong",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "xyoob"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "ọparun"
    },
    {
      "code": "za",
      "lang": "Zhuang",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "faexcuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "za",
      "lang": "Zhuang",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "faexndoek"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bambu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambú"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bambouz"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bambúk",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бамбу́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambú"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhúzi",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "竹子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhúcái",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "竹材"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bamboe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "bambu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambou"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambú"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bambus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Bambusrohr"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "ʻohe"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "bambuq",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "במבוק"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "khizran",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "חִזְרָן"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambú"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambù"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たけ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "take",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "竹"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たけざい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "takezai",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "竹材"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "pring"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "deling"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "bambus",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бамбус"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "بولوه"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "بمبو"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
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      "word": "اءور"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "buluh"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "bambu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "aur"
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    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambou"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bambúk",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бамбу́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bambúkovaja trostʹ",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бамбу́ковая трость"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "cuilc-Fhrangach"
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      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambus"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "bambú"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "wood",
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      "word": "bambu"
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "kawayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "máai pài",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "ไม้ไผ่"
    },
    {
      "code": "tpi",
      "lang": "Tok Pisin",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "mambu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "bambŵ"
    }
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    "bamboo"
  ],
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}

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        "Made of the wood of the bamboo."
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    }
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    }
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "bambúkavy",
      "sense": "made of bamboo",
      "word": "бамбу́кавы"
    },
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bambukov",
      "sense": "made of bamboo",
      "word": "бамбуков"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "made of bamboo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "sense": "made of bamboo",
      "word": "bamboe-"
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "made of bamboo",
      "word": "bambua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "made of bamboo",
      "word": "de bambou"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "made of bamboo",
      "word": "bambusz"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "made of bamboo",
      "word": "di bambù"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たけせいの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "takesei no",
      "sense": "made of bamboo",
      "word": "竹製の"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "bambusov",
      "sense": "made of bamboo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бамбусов"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "made of bamboo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bambus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "made of bamboo",
      "word": "bambusowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "made of bamboo",
      "word": "de bambu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bambúkovyj",
      "sense": "made of bamboo",
      "word": "бамбу́ковый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "made of bamboo",
      "word": "bambusov"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "made of bamboo",
      "word": "kawayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tpi",
      "lang": "Tok Pisin",
      "sense": "made of bamboo",
      "word": "mambu"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bambúkovyj",
      "sense": "made of bamboo",
      "word": "бамбу́ковий"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "bamboo"
  ],
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}

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    "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
    "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "dra-pro",
        "2": "*wēmpu",
        "3": "",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English transitive verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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      "examples": [
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          "ref": "1880, Herbert Giles, transl., Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, London: Thomas de la Rue & Co., Vol. II, p. 18, footnote",
          "text": "[…] the beadle is punished by fine, and sometimes bambooed, if robberies are too frequent within his jurisdiction, or if he fails to secure the person of any malefactor particularly wanted by his superior officers.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "To flog with a bamboo cane."
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        "(transitive) To flog with a bamboo cane."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
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        "English transitive verbs"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1994, Penny Swift, The Complete Book of Paint Techniques, New Holland, page 67",
          "text": "The craze for bambooing furniture and accessories was one of many popular paint techniques in the 18th century and early Victorian era.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To paint (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "paint"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To paint (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "Indian English"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2006, Vikram Chandra, Sacred Games, Penguin, published 2008",
          "text": "If you're just a girl from Lucknow, with no fluid cash, you'll be just one more among thousands going from producer to producer by auto-rickshaw, and every photographer who agrees to take a picture for your portfolio will want to introduce you to his bed upstairs in the loft. And what you'll get out of all this in the end is a lot of bambooing and maybe a dance or two in his videos.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, Nandini Bhattacharya, chapter 5, in Hindi Cinema: Repeating the Subject, London: Routledge",
          "text": "One scene of attachment and intimacy shows Vijay careening into their shared apartment dead drunk and insulting a praying Ajay for his devotion to the household god, Hanuman […], saying that instead of being rescued Ajay will be \"bamboo-ed,\" a popular slang for anal penetration.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To penetrate sexually."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(India, slang) To penetrate sexually."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "India",
        "slang"
      ]
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/En-us-bamboo.ogg",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "enpr": "băm-bo͞oʹ"
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      "word": "bambu"
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  "wikipedia": [
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  "word": "bamboo"
}

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