bomba

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (feminine) bomb (explosive device)
2. (feminine) pump (device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas)
3. (feminine) pump (device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold)
4. (South-Brazil, feminine) bombilla
5. (colloquial, feminine) bombshell (an unforeseen event with important consequences)
6. (Brazil, feminine, slang) the bomb (a success; something excellent)
7. (Brazil, derogatory, feminine, slang) trash (something worthless or of poor quality)
8. (Brazil, feminine, slang) steroid (any anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth or athletic performance)
9. (Brazil, feminine, slang) strong shot
10. (Brazil, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis, feminine) Ellipsis of bomba de chocolate (“éclair”).

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of bombar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of bombar:

Amb guionet com a

bom‧ba

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈbõ.bɐ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Manllevat de italià: bomba

In summary

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

Frases

O lançamento aéreo da bomba atômica em Hiroshima teve implicações devastadoras.

The airdrop of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima had devastating implications.