Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bombe

/bɒm(b)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: bombe
IPA: /bɒm(b)/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.

noun

A small, roughly hemispherical, chocolate-covered confection.

noun

An electromechanical device used in early cryptanalysis.

Example Sentences

"Sous-chef Daniel O'Reagan prepares an array of tempting desserts, including a zabaglione and marzipan bombe, chocolate mousse torte and an amaretto-flavored cheesecake."
"The best dessert by far is the chocolate-caramel bombe, a gorgeous chocolate-dusted dome with a heart of passion fruit crème brûlée."
"Austria boasts the Mozart ball, a marzipan-filled chocolate ball wrapped in a portrait of the composer. Niemetz of Vienna also manufactures a famous marshmallow bombe called the Schwedenbombe."

Etymology

From French bombe. Doublet of bomb.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: bombe

Inflected Forms

bombes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

truffle

Rhymes With

from mom tom bomb prom dom rom om bom assam guam nom

Questions

How do you pronounce bombe?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɒm(b)/.
What does bombe mean?: A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
Where does bombe come from?: It is traced to French.

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