bundook

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bundook^¹

/ˈbʌnduːk/

Where it comes from

From Hindi बन्दूक़ (bandūq, “gun”), from Arabic بُنْدُقِيَّة (bunduqiyya, “gun”), from بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, pebble, bullet”) + ية (ya, “-y”), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭭𐭣𐭪 (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικὸν κάρυον (Pontikòn káruon, “Pontic nut”). Doublet of bonduc.

noun bundooks

UK, slang A service-issue rifle.

Bundook^²

proper noun

A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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@misc{bundook_2026,
  title = {bundook},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bundook},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}