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How to pronounce “bamboo”
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Pronunciation guide for bamboo
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of bamboo with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Magical houses, made of bamboo
It's built almost entirely from bamboo.
- Definition summary
- A fast-growing grass of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce bamboo
Magical houses, made of bamboo
It's built almost entirely from bamboo.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “bamboo”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A fast-growing grass of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem.
- (uncountable) The wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc.
- (countable) A stick, rod, pole, or cane of bamboo, especially one used as a vessel for liquids, or as a tool for corporal punishment.
- (slang) A didgeridoo.
- (slang) A member of the British military or British East India Company who spent so much time in Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never went back home.
- [Adjective]
- Made of the wood of the bamboo.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To flog with a bamboo cane.
- (transitive) To paint (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo.
- (India, slang) To penetrate sexually.
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