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bamboo wife

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

In East Asia and Southeast Asia, a hollow bamboo bolster roughly the size of a human body, embraced by a person while sleeping during hot weather because its open structure exposes the body to cooling air flow.

Equivalents

日本語竹夫人
2 more languages
한국어죽부인
Tiếng Việttrúc phu nhân

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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