bumbo

1 of 2

noun (1)

bum·​bo

ˈbəm(ˌ)bō

variants or less commonly bombo

ˈbäm-

plural -s

: an alcoholic drink usually made with rum or gin, sugar, water, and sometimes spices

bumbo

2 of 2

noun (2)

"

plural -s

: a West African leguminous tree (Daniella thurifer) that is the chief West African source of copal and has a soft pleasant-scented and damp-resistant wood

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

perhaps from Italian (baby-talk) bombo drink, of imitative origin

Noun (2)

of West African origin; probably akin to Mende bogbo, a tree whose fruit is used for vegetable sauce

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