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mamba en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɑm.bɑ/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈmæmbə/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mbámbà Zulu ímâmbader. English mamba Derived from Zulu ímâmba, from Proto-Bantu *mbámbà.

Meanings

  1. Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.

Forms

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mambas Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

black mamba · green mamba

Translations (16)

de Mamba (venomous snake) · pt mamba (venomous snake) · af makoppa (venomous snake) · fi mamba (venomous snake) · es mamba (venomous snake) · af mamba (venomous snake) · ca mamba (venomous snake) · ny nsongo (venomous snake) · cs mamba (venomous snake) · zu imamba (venomous snake) · fr mamba (venomous snake) · pl mamba (venomous snake) · nl mamba (venomous snake) · eu manba (venomous snake) · it mamba (venomous snake) · ru ма́мба (venomous snake)