bombo

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See also: bombò and bombó

English

Noun

bombo (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of bumbo

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From bomba.

Noun

bombo m (plural bombos)

  1. bass drum
Hypernyms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bombo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bombar

Further reading

Esperanto

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ombo
  • Hyphenation: bom‧bo

Noun

bombo (accusative singular bombon, plural bomboj, accusative plural bombojn)

  1. bomb (explosive device)

Derived terms

Ido

Noun

bombo (plural bombi)

  1. bomb (explosive device)

Italian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from Latin bombum, from bombus (“buzz, humming sound”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbom.bo/
  • Rhymes: -ombo
  • Hyphenation: bóm‧bo

Noun

bombo m (plural bombi)

  1. bumblebee
  2. (literary) buzzing
    Synonyms: rimbombo, ronzio

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

bombō

  1. dative/ablative singular of bombus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Verb

bombo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bombar

Romanian

Pronunciation

Noun

bombo f

  1. vocative singular of bombă

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bombus (“noise”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

bombo (feminine bomba, masculine plural bombos, feminine plural bombas)

  1. (colloquial, of a person) reckless
  2. (Cuba, of liquids) having a mild temperature
  3. (Cuba, of fruit) bland, insipid, flavorless

Interjection

¡bombo!

  1. attention!

Noun

bombo m (plural bombos)

  1. bass drum
  2. bass drum player
  3. barge
  4. noisy or excessive praise
    • 1900, Pastor Servando Obligado, Tradiciones argentinas - Primera serie:
      No sólo sus cofrades le aplaudieron, sino los filántropos de entonces que sin lista impresa, ni bombo periodístico, hacían más caridad sin tanto ruido, y los señores González, Goyeneche, Ochoa, de Almarita, el obispo Agramonte, el gobernador Andonaegui, y hasta el mismísimo Rey, desde España, mandó agradecer por su desprendimiento a tan magnífico señor.
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  5. (colloquial) the bump (stomach of a pregnant woman)
  6. atomic bomb

Derived terms

Further reading

Wikious
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