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cumbi cumbi

cumbi cumbi is the alternative form of gumbi gumbi.

Meaning of gumbi gumbi

Noun

gumbi gumbi

  1. (Australia) A shrub or small tree, Pittosporum angustifolium, growing in inland Australia, used by Aboriginal peoples for food and medicine.
    • Bo said, ‘Them bloody doctors are no good to you, old mate. You ought to come down to Ranna with us and get yourself a good dose of cumby cumby.’2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 122

Questions about cumbi cumbi

What is cumbi cumbi the alternative form of?
Cumbi cumbi is the alternative form of gumbi gumbi.

Words near cumbi cumbi in the dictionary

  1. cumbersome
  2. cumbersomely
  3. cumbersomeness
  4. cumberworld
  5. cumberworlds
  6. cumbi cumbi
  7. cumbia
  8. cumbias
  9. Cumbie
  10. Cumbo
  11. Cumborah

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