"bunda" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: [ˈbʊn.dɐ] [Multicultural-London-English], [ˈbʊ̃n.dɐ] [Multicultural-London-English] Forms: bundas [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *bʊ́ndá? Kimbundu mbundabor. Brazilian Portuguese bundabor. English bunda Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese bunda, borrowed from Kimbundu mbunda, possibly from Proto-Bantu *bʊ́ndá. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|pt-BR:bunda|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *bʊ́ndá? Kimbundu mbundabor. Brazilian Portuguese bundabor. English bunda [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Bantu", "term" : "*bʊ́ndá", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "bnt-pro" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Kimbundu", "term" : "mbunda", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "kmb" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Brazilian Portuguese", "term" : "bunda", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt-BR" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bunda", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bunda"> Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese bunda, borrowed from Kimbundu mbunda, possibly from Proto-Bantu *bʊ́ndá. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bunda (plural bundas)
  1. (slang) Ass, butt. Tags: slang

Inflected forms

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