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shamboo

/ʃæmˈbu/

shamboo noun: artificial bamboo.

Noun

shamboo (countable and uncountable, plural shamboos)

  1. Artificial bamboo.
    • Locklear was glad of her absence; it gave him time to finish a laminated shamboo handle for his blade, bound with thread, and to collect the thickest poles of shamboo he could find. The blade was sharp enough to trim the poles quickly, and tough enough to hold an edge.1990 April 1, Dean Ing, chapter 3, in Cathouse, Baen Books, →ISBN, page 60
    • The cargo bay contained a number of large crates, woven shamboo strips on a framework of larger stems. He emptied four and began methodically packing.2010 April 27, S.M. Stirling, The Sky People, volume 1, Tom Doherty Associates, →ISBN, page 154

Forms of shamboo

pluralshamboos

Origin of shamboo

Blend of sham + bamboo.

Questions about shamboo

What does shamboo mean?
Shamboo means artificial bamboo.
What part of speech is shamboo?
Shamboo is a noun.
How do you pronounce shamboo?
Shamboo is pronounced /ʃæmˈbu/.
What is the plural of shamboo?
The plural of shamboo is shamboos.

Words near shamboo in the dictionary

  1. shamboks
  2. shambolic
  3. shambolical
  4. shambolically
  5. shambolism
  6. shamboo
  7. shamboos
  8. Shambos
  9. shambrough
  10. shambroughs
  11. shambuk

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