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bambola

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Italian

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic variant of bambino.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbam.bo.la/
  • Rhymes: -ambola
  • Hyphenation: bàm‧bo‧la

Noun

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bambola f (plural bambole)

  1. doll, dolly (toy in the form of a human)
    La ragazza ha una bella bambola.
    The girl has a beautiful doll.
  2. (figurative) doll (young attractive woman)
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Descendants

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  • → Sicilian: bàmmula, vàmmula

References

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  1. ^ bambola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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