Etymology

mamba

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Today it means: Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees. Full definition →

Zulu ímâmba ← Proto-Bantu *mbámbà
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  1. Proto-Bantu*mbámbà
  2. Zuluímâmba
  3. English todaymamba

Derived from Zulu ímâmba, from Proto-Bantu *mbámbà.

Words from the same roots

Zuluímâmba all →

green mamba

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.