Home › Words › C › cambucacambucacambuca means A 12th-century English game somewhat similar to golf in that it was played with a wooden ball similar to a golf ball.EtymologyFrom Middle English camboke, from Late Latin cambuca (“hooked rod or stick”) referring to the 'club' used to play the game. Compare cammock.nounA 12th-century English game somewhat similar to golf in that it was played with a wooden ball similar to a golf ball.e.g.“GOLF. - there are many games played with the ball that require the assistance of a club or bat[…]In the reign of Edward III. the Latin name cambuca was applied to the pastime[…].” — 1801, Joseph Strutt, The sports and pastimes of the people of England, page 97:A curved stick used to strike the ball in the game of pall mall.A pastoral staff.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cottabus 62% match — An ancient game played by throwing wine at metal disks or pans, trying to knock them down or make them sink in a basin of water. vs cambuca →tamburello 57% match — Any of several Italian ball games resembling squash or tennis, the players striking the ball with a tambourine-like implement. vs cambuca →caman 55% match — Synonym of shinty (“stick used to hit the ball in the game of shinty”). vs cambuca →chuiwan 54% match — An early Chinese game somewhat similar to golf. vs cambuca →bilboquet 54% match — A traditional children's toy consisting of a wooden cup with a handle, and a ball attached to the cup by a string. vs cambuca →cockamaroo 54% match — A Russian variety of the bagatelle game. vs cambuca →cuju 54% match — An ancient Chinese ball game involving kicking a ball through an opening into a net. vs cambuca →bumboozer 53% match — A kind of large marble in children's games. vs cambuca →