"bamba" meaning in Italian

See bamba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbam.ba/
Rhymes: -amba Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form|g=f-s}} bamba f sg
  1. feminine singular of bambo Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: bambo
    Sense id: en-bamba-it-adj-dn9umMqA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈbam.ba/ Forms: bambe [plural]
Rhymes: -amba Etymology: Onomatopoeic/sound-symbolic. See bambo. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|it}} Onomatopoeic, {{sound-symbolic|it|nocap=1}} sound-symbolic Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} bamba f (plural bambe)
  1. (obsolete) doll Tags: feminine, obsolete Synonyms: bambola
    Sense id: en-bamba-it-noun-RMPldNrF Categories (other): Italian onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Italian onomatopoeias: 33 33 33
  2. (slang, uncountable) cocaine Tags: feminine, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bamba-it-noun-OcetgAxX Categories (other): Italian onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Italian onomatopoeias: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbam.ba/
Rhymes: -amba Etymology: Onomatopoeic/sound-symbolic. See bambo. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|it}} Onomatopoeic, {{sound-symbolic|it|nocap=1}} sound-symbolic Head templates: {{it-noun|mfbysense|#}} bamba m or f by sense (invariable)
  1. (dialectal, Milan) naive person, fool, idiot Tags: Milan, by-personal-gender, dialectal, feminine, invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-bamba-it-noun-7huSI0vg Categories (other): Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Italian nouns with irregular gender, Italian onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 24 24 52 Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 15 15 70 Disambiguation of Italian onomatopoeias: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbam.ba/ Forms: bambe [plural]
Rhymes: -amba Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish bamba, of onomatopoeic origin. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|es|bamba}} Borrowed from Spanish bamba Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} bamba f (plural bambe)
  1. a Latin-American dance Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Dances, Drugs
    Sense id: en-bamba-it-noun-vuGeSdYu Disambiguation of Dances: 5 4 4 4 84 Disambiguation of Drugs: 18 6 6 7 63 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 2 8 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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