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bamba.

doll

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbam.ba/

  1. doll

    feminine · obsolete

  2. cocaine

    feminine · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic/sound-symbolic. See bambo.

noun/ˈbam.ba/

  1. naive person, fool, idiot

    Milan · by-personal-gender · dialectal · feminine · invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic/sound-symbolic. See bambo.

noun/ˈbam.ba/

  1. a Latin-American dance

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish bamba, of onomatopoeic origin.

adj/ˈbam.ba/

  1. feminine singular of bambo

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

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