bonbaxo

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Venetan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare Italian bambagia. Probably from Medieval Latin bombacium, from Byzantine Greek βαμβάκιον (bambákion), ultimately from Ancient Greek βάμβαξ (bámbax). Compare Greek βαμβάκι (vamváki), Middle Persian pmbk'.

Noun

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bonbaxo m (plural bonbaxi)

  1. cotton wool

Descendants

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  • Cimbrian: bombaas
  • Slovene: bombaž