bomba

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bomba. === Noun === bomba (countable and uncountable, plural bombas) (music) A form of traditional drumming, and an associated form of dance, from Puerto Rico. === Further reading === bomba (Puerto Rico) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === A-bomb == Albanian == === Noun === bomba inflection of bombë: definite nominative singular indefinite nominative/accusative plural == Bangi == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-búmb. === Verb === bomba to cover to hide == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbom.bə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbom.ba] === Etymology 1 === Back-formation from bombarda (“bombard”). ==== Noun ==== bomba f (plural bombes) bomb pump ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “bomba”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== bomba inflection of bombar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Cebuano == === Etymology 1 === From Spanish bomba. ==== Noun ==== bomba a bomb; an explosive the pump of a well ==== Verb ==== bomba to bomb; to attack using one or more bombs; to bombard to pump out water to pump in air === Etymology 2 === Undetermined. ==== Noun ==== bomba (dated) a woman with big buttocks, or thighs pornography ==== Adjective ==== bomba pornographic == Chamorro == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bomba. === Noun === bomba bomb pump === Verb === bomba to bomb to pump == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbomba] Rhymes: -omba Hyphenation: bom‧ba === Noun === bomba f bomb (explosive) (sports) howitzer (hard shot) (slang) smash hit (colloquial) gas cylinder ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bomba”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “bomba”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔ̃.ba/ Homophones: bombas, bombât === Verb === bomba third-person singular past historic of bomber == Hungarian == === Etymology === A wanderword. Primarily via German Bombe and Italian bomba. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbombɒ] Hyphenation: bom‧ba Homophone: Bonnba Rhymes: -bɒ === Noun === bomba (plural bombák) bomb (an explosive device used or intended as a weapon) Synonym: pokolgép ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === bomba in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (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). == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay bomba, from Portuguese bomba. === Noun === bomba (dialectal, obsolete) alternative form of pompa == Ingrian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian бомба (bomba). === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈbombɑ/, [ˈbo̞mb] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈbombɑ/, [ˈpo̞mb̥ɑ] Rhymes: -omb, -ombɑ Hyphenation: bom‧ba === Noun === bomba bomb ==== Declension ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 423 == Irish == === Noun === bomba m (genitive singular bomba, nominative plural bombaí) alternative form of buama (“bomb”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== bombáil (“bomb”, transitive verb) === Mutation === === Further reading === 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 == === Etymology === From Latin bombus (“a boom”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbom.ba/ Rhymes: -omba Hyphenation: bóm‧ba === Noun === bomba f (plural bombe) bomb ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → French: bombe → Norwegian Bokmål: bombe → Turkish: bomba → Laz: ბომბა (bomba), ბუმბა (bumba) — Vitse === Anagrams === bambo == Lingala == === Etymology === Borrowed from Bangi bomba. === Verb === -bomba (infinitive kobomba) to hide == Lithuanian == === Noun === bomba f bomb (device filled with explosives) aviacinė bomba ― aerial bomb cheminė bomba ― chemical bomb laiko bomba ― time bomb vandenilio bomba ― hydrogen bomb ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese bomba. === Pronunciation === (Johor) IPA(key): /ˈbombə/ [ˈbom.bə] (ms-SG, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈbomba/ [ˈbom.ba] === Noun === bomba (Jawi spelling بومبا, plural bomba-bomba or bomba2) firefighter, fire brigade pump Synonym: pam Synonym: pompa (Indonesian) ==== Descendants ==== → Central Dusun: bumba → Tausug: bumba === Further reading === "bomba" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian bomba. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔm.ba/ Rhymes: -ɔmba === Noun === bomba f (plural bombi) bomb; petard (figuratively) any big-sized round object (figuratively) unexpected news ==== Related terms ==== == Ngombe (Congo) == === Verb === bomba to hide == Northern Sami == === Etymology === Borrowed from Norwegian bombe. === Pronunciation === (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpomːpa/ === Noun === bomba bomb ==== Inflection ==== ==== Further reading ==== Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[4], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland == Norwegian == === Adjective === bomba (figuratively, slang, of a location) As if a bombshell had gone off; extremely untidy. ==== Compounds ==== bomba horehus == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === ==== Alternative forms ==== bomben ==== Noun ==== bomba m sg or f sg definite singular of bombe === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== bombet ==== Verb ==== bomba simple past of bombe past participle of bombe == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === bomba f sg definite singular of bombe === Verb === bomba past of bombe == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a boom”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos). Related to bęben. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔm.ba/ Rhymes: -ɔmba Syllabification: bom‧ba === Noun === bomba f bomb clipping of bomba kryptologiczna (“cryptologic bomb”) (an electromechanical machine used to break the German Enigma cipher) (sports) a very hard hit of a ball (school slang) a bad grade (slang) a period of sobriety after consumption of substances ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Interjection === bomba (colloquial) great, cool === Further reading === bomba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN bomba in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -õbɐ Hyphenation: bom‧ba === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming, buzzing”). Etymology 1 sense 3 is a semantic loan from English, which explains the apparent discrepancy with etymology 1 sense 4. Doublet of bombo. ==== Alternative forms ==== bõba (obsolete) ==== Noun ==== bomba f (plural bombas) bomb (explosive device) Synonym: explosivo (colloquial) bombshell (an unforeseen event with important consequences) (Brazil, slang) the bomb (a success; something excellent) (Brazil, slang, derogatory) trash (something worthless or of poor quality) Synonym: porcaria (Brazil, bodybuilding, slang) steroid (any anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth or athletic performance) Synonym: anabolizante (Brazil, slang, soccer) strong shot (Brazil, colloquial) ellipsis of bomba de chocolate (“éclair”) Synonym: éclair ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Bengali: বোমা (bōma) === Etymology 2 === Uncertain. Sources are divided in considering it either a derivation from etymology 1—although neither Italian bomba or Latin bombus carry this sense—or a borrowing from French pompe, which was then reshaped by analogy. ==== Noun ==== bomba f (plural bombas) pump (device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas) pump (device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold) (South Brazil) bombilla (a straw, often made of metal, ending in a filter and used for drinking maté/chimarrão) ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Burmese: ဘုံပိုင် (bhumpuing) → Gujarati: બંબો (bambo) → Hindustani: Hindi: बंबा (bambā) Urdu: بمبہ (bamba)→ Kalasha: بامبا (bambá) → Malay: bomba → Marathi: बंब (bamba) → Swahili: bomba === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== bomba inflection of bombar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === References === === Further reading === “bomba”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 Xavier, Anthony Soares, transl. (1936) [1913], Portuguese Vocables in Asiatic Languages, Baroda: Oriental Institute, translation of Influencia do Vocabulario Português em Línguas Asiáticas by Sebastião Rodolfo Dalgado (in Portuguese), →ISBN, page 54, column 2 “bomba¹MZOE”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “bomba²K9G2”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bomber. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bomˈba/ === Verb === a bomba (third-person singular present bombează, past participle bombat) 1st conjugation (intransitive or reflexive) to bulge (transitive) to cause to bulge ==== Conjugation ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bôːmba/ Hyphenation: bom‧ba === Noun === bȏmba f (Cyrillic spelling бо̑мба) bomb ==== Declension ==== == Slovak == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Bombe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɔmba] === Noun === bomba f (relational adjective bombový, diminutive bombička) bomb (explosive) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bombardovať (“to bomb, bombard”) === Further reading === “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, 2003–2026 == Slovene == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bóːmba/ === Noun === bọ̑mba f bomb ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin bombus (“noise”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbomba/ [ˈbõm.ba] Rhymes: -omba Syllabification: bom‧ba === Noun === bomba f (plural bombas) bomb (an explosive device used or intended as a weapon) pump (a device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas) adjustable metal slide used to tune brass instruments lamp globe something unusual producing excitement something extraordinary smash hit high-hat (Andalusia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, colloquial) drunkenness Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera (Latin America) firecracker Synonym: petardo (Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Venezuela, Uruguay) petrol station Synonyms: gasolinera, estación de servicio, (Chile) bencinera, (Mexico) gasolinería, (Peru) grifo ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Adjective === bomba feminine singular of bombo === Further reading === “bomba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese bomba. === Pronunciation === === Noun === bomba class V (plural mabomba class VI) pipe, pipeline pump === References === == Swedish == === Etymology === From bomb +‎ -a. === Verb === bomba (present bombar, preterite bombade, supine bombat, imperative bomba) to bomb (attack with bombs) (slang) to bomb (cover in graffiti) (slang) to bomb (swallow a ground-up and wrapped (in for example paper) recreational drug) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === bomba in Svensk ordbok. Slangopedia == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bomba. Compare English bombshell. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbomba/ [ˈbom.bɐ] Rhymes: -omba Syllabification: bom‧ba === Noun === bomba (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ) bomb; explosive pump (device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas) water pump; handpump Synonym: poso (volleyball) kill air raid; bomber attack fire engine (colloquial, figurative) verbal attack; revelatory attack (usually in political speeches) (colloquial, figurative) nude scene (of a show) (colloquial, figurative) garden hose; water hose ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Adjective === bomba (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ) (colloquial, figurative) naked (colloquial, figurative, vulgar) X-rated (of a film) === Anagrams === bambo == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian bomba. === Pronunciation === === Noun === bomba (definite accusative bombayı, plural bombalar) bomb (explosive device used or intended as a weapon) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ====