bambú
Spanish, noun/bamˈbu/
bambú is spelled B-A-M-B-Ú (5 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,055th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bambú is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bamboo (plant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Bambusoideae) Subfamilia de plantas de la familia de las gramíneas o poáceas (Poaceae) que se caracteriza…”.
What does bambú mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebamboo (plant)
- 2
masculinebamboo (wood)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Bambusoideae) Subfamilia de plantas de la familia de las gramíneas o poáceas (Poaceae) que se caracteriza por su tallo leñoso, hueco, recto, en forma de cilindro. Su caña suele ser muy resistente y se emplea en arquitectura y alimentación, particularmente en Asia. 2. Material o madera de las Bambusoideae.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bambú
- bambúes plural
- bambús plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bambú?
- /bamˈbu/
- [bãmˈbu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bambú
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bambú in Spanish?
bambú appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).