bumbac

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bumbac¹

  • [bumˈbak]

Where it comes from

Probably from a Late Latin bombax or *bombacum, ultimately from Ancient Greek βάμβαξ (bámbax). Compare Medieval Latin bombacium (Medieval Greek βαμβάκιον (bambákion)), from Ancient Greek βάμβαξ (bámbax), Italian bambagia, Venetan bombàxo, bombàs, also Greek βαμβάκι (vamváki), μπαμπάκι (bampáki), Serbo-Croatian bumbak, pamuk, Bulgarian бу́бак (búbak), Albanian pambuk, Turkish pamuk.

noun bumbaci · bumbac · bumbacul · bumbacii

  1. masculine cotton

noun bumbacuri · bumbac · bumbacul · bumbacurile

  1. neuter cotton

Bumbac²

Where it comes from

From bumbac.

proper noun lui Bumbac

  1. masculine a surname

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"bumbac." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/bumbac. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bumbac. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bumbac

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"bumbac." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bumbac.

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@misc{bumbac_2026,
  title = {bumbac},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bumbac},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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