Kilo Lingo

la

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

explotado.

They found a bomb that had not exploded.

causó muchos .

The bomb caused a lot of damage.

concierto.

We had a smashing night at the concert.

.

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

Lanzó .

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

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This word is part of lesson 17.