mamba

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/ˈmæmbə//ˈmɑm.bɑ/

noun

Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.

OriginZulu ímâmba ← Proto-Bantu *mbámbà →
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Meanings

mamba1

nounmamba (plural mambas)

plural mambas

  1. Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.

Mamba2

proper noun
  1. a dialect of the Zimba language spoken in the Congo

Origin

  1. Proto-Bantu*mbámbà
  2. Zuluímâmba
  3. Englishmamba

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

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Translations

Afrikaans mamba, makoppa
  • mambavenomous snake
  • makoppavenomous snake
Basque manba
  • manbavenomous snake
Catalan mamba
  • mambavenomous snake
Czech mamba
  • mambavenomous snake
Dutch mamba
  • mambavenomous snake
Finnish mamba
  • mambavenomous snake
French mamba
  • mambavenomous snake
German Mamba
  • Mambavenomous snake
Italian mamba
  • mambavenomous snake
Polish mamba
  • mambavenomous snake
Portuguese mamba
  • mambavenomous snake
Russian ма́мба
  • ма́мба (mámba)venomous snake
Spanish mamba
  • mambavenomous snake
Zulu imamba
  • imambavenomous snake

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bammaMbama
Cite this entry
APA

mamba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mamba

MLA

“mamba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mamba. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mamba,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mamba.

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