bombe

Signification

1. bomb (a device filled with explosives)
2. aerosol (either the substance or the container)
3. (colloquial) a hottie, a bombshell
4. globular glass vessel; demijohn, carboy
5. bombe glacée, a frozen dessert consisting of two or more kinds of ice cream, often with a light, frothy center made of eggs and sugar, frozen in a melon-shaped mold
6. Ellipsis of bombe météorologique or bombe météo or bombe cyclonique.

Genre

♀️ Féminin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/bɔ̃b/

Étymologie

Borrowed from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a boom”).