rimbondo

Kimbundu

Etymology

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Noun

rimbondo (class 4, plural marimbondo)

  1. wasp
  2. drone (male bee)

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: marimbondo
  • → Sranan Tongo: marbonsu
  • →? English: marabunta

References

  • Assis Junior, Antonio de (1967), “rimbondo”, in Dicionário Kimbundu-Português: Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico e Corográfico [Kimbundu–Portuguese Dictionary: Linguistic, Botanic, Historical and Chorographic] (in Portuguese), Luanda: Argente, Santos & C.a, L.da, page 346
  • Matta, Joaquim (1893), Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 139
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