bummalo

[ buhm-uh-loh ]

noun,plural bum·ma·los.

Origin of bummalo

1
1665–75; earlier bumbelow<Marathi bombīla, inflected case-form of bombīl

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British Dictionary definitions for bummalo

bummalo

/ (ˈbʌməˌləʊ) /


nounplural -lo
  1. another name for Bombay duck

Origin of bummalo

1
C17: from Marathi bombīla

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