bomba

Borrowed from Spanish bomba.

bomba (uncountable)

1. (music) A form of traditional drumming, and an associated form of dance, from Puerto Rico.
   • 2009 January 23, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     This eclectic group is dedicated to preserving the Puerto Rican traditions of bomba and plena, two drum-focused (and African-derived) forms of traditional dance music.

•   bomba (Puerto Rico) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• A-bomb

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbom.bə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbom.ba]

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Back-formation from bombarda (“bombard”).

bomba f (plural bombes)

1. bomb
2. pump

• “bomba” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

bomba

1. inflection of bombar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

From Spanish bomba.

bomba

1. a bomb; an explosive
2. the pump of a well

bomba

1. to bomb; to attack using one or more bombs; to bombard
2. to pump out water
3. to pump in air

Undetermined.

bomba

1. (dated) a woman with big buttocks, or thighs
2. pornography

bomba

1. pornographic

Borrowed from Spanish bomba.

bomba

1. bomb
2. pump

bomba

1. to bomb
2. to pump

• IPA^(key): [ˈbomba]
• Rhymes: -omba
• Hyphenation: bom‧ba

bomba f

1. bomb (explosive)
2. (sports) howitzer (hard shot)
   • 2013, Petr Bílek, Obsluhoval jsem zlatou generaci, Praha: XYZ, →ISBN, page 97:

     Tak, pánové, v moderním hokeji rozhodují vstřelené branky. Kdo jich dá víc, vyhrává. Tak proto musíme dát o jednu bombu k tyči víc než soupeř. Hlavně bomby k tyči a jdeme ma to.

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3. (slang) smash hit
4. (colloquial) gas cylinder

• “bomba”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “bomba”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

• IPA^(key): /bɔ̃.ba/
• Homophones: bombas, bombât

bomba

1. third-person singular past historic of bomber

 

Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:

bomba

Wikipedia ^hu

A wanderword. Primarily via German Bombe and Italian bomba.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈbombɒ]
• Hyphenation: bom‧ba
• Homophone: Bonnba
• Rhymes: -bɒ

bomba (plural bombák)

1. bomb (an explosive device used or intended as a weapon)

   Synonym: pokolgép

• bomba in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• bomba in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

From Malay bomba, from Portuguese bomba.

bomba (dialectal, obsolete)

1. alternative form of pompa

Borrowed from Russian бомба (bomba).

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈbombɑ/, [ˈbo̞mb]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈbombɑ/, [ˈpo̞mb̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -omb, -ombɑ
• Hyphenation: bom‧ba

bomba

1. bomb

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 423

bomba m (genitive singular bomba, nominative plural bombaí)

1. Alternative form of buama (“bomb”)

• bombáil (“bomb”, transitive verb)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bomba”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bomba”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

 

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

bomba

Wikipedia ^it

From Latin bombus (“a boom”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbom.ba/
• Rhymes: -omba
• Hyphenation: bóm‧ba

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bomba f (plural bombe)

1. bomb

• → French: bombe
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: bombe
• → Turkish: bomba
  • → Laz: ბომბა (bomba), ბუმბა (bumba) — Vitse

• bambo

bomba

1. to hide

 

Lithuanian Wikipedia has an article on:

bomba

Wikipedia ^lt

bomba f

1. bomb (device filled with explosives)

   aviacinė bomba ― aerial bomb

   cheminė bomba ― chemical bomb

   laiko bomba ― time bomb

   vandenilio bomba ― hydrogen bomb

Borrowed from Portuguese bomba.

• (Johor) IPA^(key): /ˈbombə/ [ˈbom.bə]

• (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈbomba/ [ˈbom.ba]

bomba (plural bomba-bomba, informal 1st possessive bombaku, 2nd possessive bombamu, 3rd possessive bombanya)

1. firefighter, fire brigade
2. pump

   Synonyms: pam, pompa (Indonesian)

• “bomba” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Borrowed from Italian bomba.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔm.ba/

bomba f (plural bombi)

1. bomb; petard
2. (figuratively) any big-sized round object
3. (figuratively) unexpected news

Borrowed from Norwegian bombe.

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpomːpa/

bomba

1. bomb

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

bomba

1. (figuratively, slang, of a location) As if a bombshell had gone off; extremely untidy.

• bomba horehus

• bomben

bomba m sg or f sg

1. definite singular of bombe

• bombet

bomba

1. simple past of bombe
2. past participle of bombe

bomba f sg

1. definite singular of bombe

bomba

1. past of bombe

 

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

bomba

Wikipedia ^pl

Borrowed from French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a boom”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos). Related to bęben.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔm.ba/

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• Rhymes: -ɔmba
• Syllabification: bom‧ba

bomba f

1. bomb
2. Clipping of bomba kryptologiczna (“cryptologic bomba”) (an electromechanical machine used to break the German Enigma cipher)
3. (sports) a very hard hit of a ball
4. (school slang) a bad grade
5. (slang) a period of sobriety after consumption of substances

bomba

1. (colloquial) great, cool

• bomba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bomba in Polish dictionaries at PWN

 

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

bomba

Wikipedia ^pt

• Rhymes: -õbɐ
• Hyphenation: bom‧ba

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Borrowed from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming, buzzing”). Doublet of bombo.

bomba f (plural bombas)

1. bomb (explosive device)

   Synonym: explosivo

2. pump (device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas)
3. pump (device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold)
4. (South Brazil) bombilla
5. (colloquial) bombshell (an unforeseen event with important consequences)
6. (Brazil, slang) the bomb (a success; something excellent)
7. (Brazil, slang, derogatory) trash (something worthless or of poor quality)

   Synonym: porcaria

8. (Brazil, bodybuilding, slang) steroid (any anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth or athletic performance)

   Synonym: anabolizante

9. (Brazil, slang, soccer) strong shot
10. (Brazil, colloquial) Ellipsis of bomba de chocolate (“éclair”).

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:bomba.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

bomba

1. inflection of bombar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Borrowed from French bomber.

• IPA^(key): /bomˈba/

a bomba (third-person singular present bombează, past participle bombat) 1st conj.

1. (intransitive or reflexive) to bulge
2. (transitive) to cause to bulge

• IPA^(key): /bôːmba/
• Hyphenation: bom‧ba

bȏmba f (Cyrillic spelling бо̑мба)

1. bomb

Borrowed from German Bombe.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔmba/

bomba f (genitive singular bomby, nominative plural bomby, genitive plural bômb, declension pattern of žena)

1. bomb (explosive)

• “bomba”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

 

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

bomba

Wikipedia ^sl

• IPA^(key): /bóːmba/

bọ̑mba f

1. bomb

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Borrowed from Latin bombus (“noise”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbomba/ [ˈbõm.ba]

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• Rhymes: -omba
• Syllabification: bom‧ba

bomba f (plural bombas)

1. bomb (an explosive device used or intended as a weapon)
2. pump (a device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas)
3. adjustable metal slide used to tune brass instruments
4. lamp globe
5. something unusual producing excitement
6. something extraordinary
7. smash hit
8. high-hat
9. (Andalusia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, colloquial) drunkenness

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera

10. (Latin America) firecracker

    Synonym: petardo

11. (Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Venezuela) petrol station

    Synonyms: gasolinera, estación de servicio, (Chile) bencinera, (Mexico) gasolinería, (Peru) grifo

bomba

1. feminine singular of bombo

• “bomba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Borrowed from Portuguese bomba.

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bomba (ma class, plural mabomba)

1. pipe, pipeline
2. pump

From bomb +‎ -a.

bomba (present bombar, preterite bombade, supine bombat, imperative bomba)

1. to bomb (attack with bombs)
2. (slang) to bomb (cover in graffiti)
3. (slang) to bomb (swallow a ground-up and wrapped (in for example paper) recreational drug)

• bomba in Svensk ordbok.
• Slangopedia

Borrowed from Spanish bomba. Compare English bombshell.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbomba/ [ˈbom.bɐ]
• Rhymes: -omba
• Syllabification: bom‧ba

bomba (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)

1. bomb; explosive
2. pump (device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas)
3. water pump; handpump
4. (volleyball) kill
5. air raid; bomber attack
6. fire engine
7. (colloquial, figurative) verbal attack; revelatory attack (usually in political speeches)
8. (colloquial, figurative) nude scene (of a show)
9. (colloquial, figurative) garden hose; water hose

bomba (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)

1. (colloquial, figurative) naked
2. (colloquial, figurative, vulgar) X-rated (of a film)

• bambo

Borrowed from Italian bomba.

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bomba (definite accusative bombayı, plural bombalar)

1. bomb (explosive device used or intended as a weapon)