bummalo

American

[buhm-uh-loh] / ˈbʌm əˌloʊ /

noun

Bombay duck.

bummalo British

/ ˈbʌməˌləʊ /

noun

another name for Bombay duck

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bummalos

plural

Etymology

Origin of bummalo

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

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