Etymology

bombora

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Today it means: A shallow isolated piece of reef located a distance offshore. Full definition →

Dharug bumbora
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The story

  1. Dharug · borrowed frombumbora“a current off Dobroyd Head, Port Jackson”
  2. English todaybombora

From Australian Aboriginal, most likely Dharug bumbora (“a current off Dobroyd Head, Port Jackson”).

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