rimbondo

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Kimbundu

Rimbondo

Etymology

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Noun

rimbondo (plural marimbondo)

  1. wasp
  2. drone (male bee)

Descendants

  • Portuguese: marimbondo
  • Sranan Tongo: marbonsu
  • ? English: marabunta

References

  • Junior, Antonio de Assis (1967) Dicionário Kimbundu-Português - Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico E Corográfico (in Portuguese), Luanda, Angola: Argente, Santos & C.a, L.da, page 346
  • Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 139