bombe

Meaning

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.

Concepts

bomb

bombshell

riding cap

riding hat

atomic bomb

atom bomb

fly spray

pump

meager

bombard

fail

flunk

flush it

bomb calorimeter

stunner

dud

turkey

cylinder

riding helmet

air-dropped bomb

sex bomb

the bomb

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɔ̃b/

Etymology

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