Complete Definition of "boomerang"

English

Etymology
From the Australian Aboriginal language Dharuk, bumariny.

Noun
boomerang (plural: boomerangs)

  1. Flat curved airfoil originally used in various parts of the world as hunting weapons or, in returnable types, for sports or training.

Translations

Albanian: bumerang
Basque: bumerang
Dutch: boemerang m
Finnish: bumerangi
French: boomerang
German: Bumerang m
Guugu Yimidhirr: wangi
Hebrew: ���רנ�|�ּ�ּ�ֶרַנְ� (bumerang) m
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Indonesian: bumerang
Italian: boomerang, bumerang
Japanese: ����� (būmeran)
Portuguese: bumerangue
Romanian: bumerang
Spanish: bumerán m, bumerang m
Swedish: bumerang
Turkish: bumerang

See also
frisbee
woomera<!-- both refer to weapons used by Australian aborigines whose names derived from Australian aboriginal languages -->

Verb
to boomerang

  1. To return to the starting point.
  2. To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired.

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