trombe

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See also: trombé

English

Noun

trombe (plural trombes)

  1. Alternative form of tromp (blowing apparatus in a forge)

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin thrombus, from Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos).

Pronunciation

Noun

trombe m (plural trombes)

  1. (medicine) thrombus

Further reading

French

Etymology

From being shaped like a trumpet. Inherited from Middle French, borrowed from Italian tromba. Doublet of trompe.

Pronunciation

Noun

trombe f (plural trombes)

  1. (meteorology, Europe) waterspout
    Synonym: (North American French) trombe marine
  2. (meteorology, North America) whirlwind

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Descendants

  • English: tromp
  • German: Trombe

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrom.be/
  • Rhymes: -ombe
  • Hyphenation: tróm‧be

Noun

trombe

  1. plural of tromba

Portuguese

Verb

trombe

  1. inflection of trombar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative