Malibu

See also: malibu and Malibú

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmælɪbuː/
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Etymology 1

From Ventureño Humaliwo (literally where the surf sounds loudly).[1]

Proper noun

Malibu

  1. A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States known for its beaches.
    • 2025 May 30, Mark Sternfield, “Trump administration targets California ‘sanctuary’ cities, counties”, in KTLA[2]:
      The California counties include Alameda, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Bernardino, Ventura and others. Cities include Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Long Beach, Malibu, Culver City and Huntington Beach (see the full list below).
  2. Ellipsis of Malibu Bay (California)
Synonyms
  • (nickname) "the 'Bu" (used by locals, surfers)
Derived terms
Translations

Noun

Malibu (plural Malibus)

  1. Ellipsis of Malibu bay breeze
  2. Alternative form of malibu

Etymology 2

From the Malibu malibu (chief)

Alternative forms

  • Malebu

Proper noun

Malibu

  1. An indigenous people found in Colombia
  2. The language spoken by those people

References

  1. ^ Mike Sampson ((Can we date this quote?)) “"Humaliwo: Where The Surf Sounds Loudly"”, in Humaliwo: An Ethnographic Overview of the Chumash in Malibu[1], Associate State Archaeologist

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