bombarde
French
Etymology 1
From Middle French bombarde (“a bombard, mortar, catapult"; also "a bassoon-like musical instrument”), from Latin bombus (“buzzing; booming”).
Noun
bombarde f (plural bombardes)
- (obsolete) a bassoon-like medieval instrument
- a medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Italian: bombarda
Etymology 2
Verb
bombarde
- inflection of bombarder:
Further reading
- “bombarde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
bombarde