bonbaxo

Venetian

Alternative forms
  • bombàxo, bombàs

Etymology

Compare Italian bambagia. Probably from Medieval Latin bombacium, from Byzantine Greek βαμβάκιον (bambákion), ultimately from Ancient Greek βάμβαξ (bámbax). Compare Greek βαμβάκι (vamváki), Middle Persian pmbk'.

Noun

bonbaxo m (plural bonbaxi)

  1. cotton wool

Descendants
  • → Cimbrian: bombaas
  • → Slovene: bombaž
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