bommie

== English == === Alternative forms === bommy (both senses) === Etymology 1 === Clipping of bombora +‎ -ie ==== Noun ==== bommie (plural bommies) (Australia) A bombora. 1992, Australian Museum, Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, Reef biology: a survey of Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs, South Pacific, National Gallery of Australia Some solitary corals, such as Cycloseris, were present at the base of the bommie. === Etymology 2 === From bonfire, with /n/ changed to /m/ by assimilation with /f/, and the second element then clipped and replaced with +‎ -ie. ==== Noun ==== bommie (plural bommies) (UK) A bonfire. === Anagrams === mombie