bummalo

[buhm-uh-loh]

noun, plural bum·ma·los.

Bombay duck.

Origin of bummalo

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

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British Dictionary definitions for bummalo

bummalo

noun plural -lo

another name for Bombay duck

Word Origin for bummalo

C17: from Marathi bombīla

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