cambuca

Meaning

Noun

• A 12th-century English game somewhat similar to golf in that it was played with a wooden ball similar to a golf ball.
• A curved stick used to strike the ball in the game of pall mall.
• A pastoral staff.

Origin

• From Middle English camboke, from Late Latin cambuca ("hooked rod or stick") referring to the 'club' used to play the game. Compare cammock.