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How to pronounce“bamboo”in English

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In natural English speech, "bamboo" appears in contexts such as: "Right. So I mean, we could have done different things. Bamboo, coconut, these are other things that are really abundant in the Philippines, but we chose coffee. And we chose specialty coffee.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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Right. So I mean, we could have done different things.

Bamboo, coconut, these are other things that are really abundant in the Philippines, but we chose coffee.

And we chose specialty coffee.

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noun

Any of the fast-growing grasses of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterized by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem.

“However, the late Hsia and the Shang were considerably warmer, possibly comparable to Hang-chou today, an area where bamboo proliferates.”

noun

Wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc.

adjective

Made of the wood of the bamboo.

verb

To flog with a bamboo cane.

“[…] the beadle is punished by fine, and sometimes bambooed, if robberies are too frequent within his jurisdiction, or if he fails to secure the person of any malefactor particularly wanted by his superior officers.”

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