Where does “bamboche” come from?

bamboche (English) comes from French bamboche, from French bambou, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu — neem tree.

bamboche (English): A Haitian dance party

Definitions

  1. A Haitian dance party

Ancestry of “bamboche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbambochelarge marionette
2Frenchbamboubamboo
3Portuguesebambubamboo
4Malaybambubamboo
5Tamilவேம்புbitterness (of taste)
6Kannadaಬಂಬುbamboo
7Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree
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