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bummalo

[ buhm-uh-loh ]
/ ˈbʌm əˌloʊ /
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noun, plural bum·ma·los.
Bombay duck.
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Origin of bummalo

1665–75; earlier bumbelow<Marathi bombīla, inflected case-form of bombīl

Words nearby bummalo

bumfluff, bumfreezer, bumfuck, bumfuzzle, bumkin, bummalo, bummaree, bummer, bum out, bump, bumper
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British Dictionary definitions for bummalo

bummalo
/ (ˈbʌməˌləʊ) /
noun plural -lo
another name for Bombay duck

Word Origin for bummalo

C17: from Marathi bombīla
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