"bambo" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbam.bo/ Forms: bamba [feminine], bambi [masculine, plural], bambe [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ambo Etymology: From a root *ba(m)b- of onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic origin, perhaps in reference to babbling; compare the (etymologically unrelated) Ancient Greek βαμβαίνω (bambaínō, “to stammer”). Possibly inherited from an unattested Latin *bambus, from which Gascon bamborle (“prattle”) and Spanish bambolla (“ostentation”) are also derived. Further compare bombero (“clumsy man”) and Late Latin *bambalō, bamblō (“to swing, sway, shake”), whence Spanish bambalear and others. Etymology templates: {{m|und|*ba(m)b-}} *ba(m)b-, {{onomatopoeic|it|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{sound-symbolic|it|nocap=1}} sound-symbolic, {{ncog|grc|βαμβαίνω||to stammer}} Ancient Greek βαμβαίνω (bambaínō, “to stammer”), {{inh|it|la|*bambus}} Latin *bambus, {{cog|oc-gas|bamborle||prattle}} Gascon bamborle (“prattle”), {{cog|es|bambolla||ostentation}} Spanish bambolla (“ostentation”), {{m|it|bombero||clumsy man}} bombero (“clumsy man”), {{m+|la-lat|*bambalō}} Late Latin *bambalō, {{m|la|bamblō||to swing, sway, shake}} bamblō (“to swing, sway, shake”), {{cog|es|bambalear}} Spanish bambalear Head templates: {{it-adj}} bambo (feminine bamba, masculine plural bambi, feminine plural bambe)
  1. (literary, archaic) naive, foolish Tags: archaic, literary Synonyms: ingenuo, stupido
    Sense id: en-bambo-it-adj-QiixwV8n

Noun

IPA: /ˈbam.bo/ Forms: bambi [plural]
Rhymes: -ambo Etymology: From a root *ba(m)b- of onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic origin, perhaps in reference to babbling; compare the (etymologically unrelated) Ancient Greek βαμβαίνω (bambaínō, “to stammer”). Possibly inherited from an unattested Latin *bambus, from which Gascon bamborle (“prattle”) and Spanish bambolla (“ostentation”) are also derived. Further compare bombero (“clumsy man”) and Late Latin *bambalō, bamblō (“to swing, sway, shake”), whence Spanish bambalear and others. Etymology templates: {{m|und|*ba(m)b-}} *ba(m)b-, {{onomatopoeic|it|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{sound-symbolic|it|nocap=1}} sound-symbolic, {{ncog|grc|βαμβαίνω||to stammer}} Ancient Greek βαμβαίνω (bambaínō, “to stammer”), {{inh|it|la|*bambus}} Latin *bambus, {{cog|oc-gas|bamborle||prattle}} Gascon bamborle (“prattle”), {{cog|es|bambolla||ostentation}} Spanish bambolla (“ostentation”), {{m|it|bombero||clumsy man}} bombero (“clumsy man”), {{m+|la-lat|*bambalō}} Late Latin *bambalō, {{m|la|bamblō||to swing, sway, shake}} bamblō (“to swing, sway, shake”), {{cog|es|bambalear}} Spanish bambalear Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} bambo m (plural bambi)
  1. (literary, archaic) child Tags: archaic, literary, masculine Synonyms: bambino
    Sense id: en-bambo-it-noun-3cnmaRlC Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 16 68 16 Disambiguation of Italian onomatopoeias: 7 85 8
  2. (regional) naive person, foolish person Tags: masculine, regional Synonyms: bamba
    Sense id: en-bambo-it-noun-KZfpe~kF Categories (other): Regional Italian
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bambino, bambola, bambolo, bamboccio Related terms: bamba, bimbo

Inflected forms

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        "Italian literary terms",
        "Italian terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "child"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, archaic) child"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bambino"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "literary",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Regional Italian"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "naive person, foolish person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ],
        [
          "naive",
          "naive"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "foolish",
          "foolish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(regional) naive person, foolish person"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bamba"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "regional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbam.bo/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ambo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bambo"
}

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