bambagia

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin bombacium, Byzantine Greek βαμβάκιον (bambákion), from either Ancient Greek βάμβαξ (bámbax, “cotton”) or Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux, “silk-worm”), whose ultimate origin is unknown. Compare Greek βαμβάκι (vamváki), Venetan bonbaxo, Middle Persian pmbk' (pambag).

Noun

bambagia f (plural bambagie)

1. cotton wool

Related terms

• bambagino

See also

• cotone