# cambuca

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A 12th-century English game somewhat similar to golf in that it was played with a wooden ball similar to a golf ball.
2. A curved stick used to strike the ball in the game of pall mall.
3. A pastoral staff.

## Etymology
From Middle English camboke, from Late Latin cambuca (“hooked rod or stick”) referring to the 'club' used to play the game. Compare cammock.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cambuca