Bombe

See also: bombe, bomb, bombé, and bombë

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔmbə/

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Noun

Bombe f (genitive Bombe, plural Bomben)

1. a bomb (explosive device)
2. a bombe, a bomb-shaped (cylindrical, spherical or semipsherical) dessert (e.g. a chocolate-covered confectionery like a Schwedenbombe or Liegnitzer Bombe)
   1. (in particular) a bombe of molded ice cream

Derived terms

• Atombombe
• Bombenleger
• Bomber
• Briefbombe
• Neutronenbombe
• Paketbombe
• Wasserbombe
• Wasserstoffbombe
• Zeitbombe

 

Further reading

• “Bombe” in Duden online