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feminine

/ˈbomba/

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Translation

bomb

Word origin

From Latin bombus ('a booming, humming sound'), from Greek bombos, of imitative origin. The same root gives English bomb and bombard.

Origin: Latin
Root: bombus
English cognates: bomb, bombard

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralbombas

Examples

They found a bomb that had not exploded.

muchos .

The bomb caused a lot of damage.

We had a smashing night at the concert.

The car pump stopped working in the middle of the journey.

She dropped the news like a bomb during the family meeting.

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This word is part of lesson 17.