dambu

Hausa

Dambun acha. (Dambu made with fonio.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dám.búː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [dám.búː]

Noun

dambū m (possessed form dambun)

1. A food made from flour (from various grains) or granulated meat, usually prepared with onion.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dambo

Etymology

Clipping of dambuhala (“huge; giant”), according to Zorc (1993). Also possibly a reference to Dumbo, a 1941 Disney film, where the main character is an elephant.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdambu/ [ˈd̪am.bʊ]
• Rhymes: -ambu
• Syllabification: dam‧bu

Adjective

dambu (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋ᜔ᜊᜓ) (slang)

1. large; big

   Synonym: malaki

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 37