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lambas

lambas is the plural of lamba.

Meaning of lamba

Noun

lamba (plural lambas or lamba)

  1. The traditional garment worn by men and women in Madagascar, consisting of a rectangular length of cloth wrapped around the body.
    • […] the Lances flew briskly at one another; one of which went thorow my Lamber, and scratch’d me […]1743, Robert Drury, The Pleasant, and Surprizing Adventures of Mr. Robert Drury, during his Fifteen Years Captivity on the Island of Madagascar, London, page 135

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Proper noun capitalized: Lambas

Lambas

  1. (plural) plural of Lamba

Questions about lambas

What is lambas the plural of?
Lambas is the plural of lamba.
What part of speech is lambas?
Lambas is a proper noun.

Words near lambas in the dictionary

  1. Lambangian
  2. Lambangians
  3. lambar
  4. lambars
  5. Lambaréné
  6. lambas
  7. lambast
  8. lambaste
  9. lambasted
  10. lambaster
  11. lambasters

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