marabunta.
A kind of army ant said to devour every living thing in its path
Meaning & usage
A kind of army ant said to devour every living thing in its path
Where this word comes from
From the 1954 movie The Naked Jungle, perhaps directly from the other etymology, or from a parallel South American source, though this would apparently have been the first time it was applied to ants.
Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings: Polistes infuscatus
Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings: a mud dauber or a mason wasp
Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings: Synoeca surinama
Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings: Polybia occidentalis and other species
Where this word comes from
Uncertain. Perhaps ultimately from Kimbundu marimbondo, plural of rimbondo (“Sceliphron spirifex, a bright yellow and black wasp”), possibly via Portuguese marimbondo. Compare Sranan Tongo marbonsu (“wasp of the genus Polistes”).
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