Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bomblet

/ˈbɒmlət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bomblet
IPA: /ˈbɒmlət/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small or subsidiary bomb, such as one of those released by a cluster bomb.

Etymology

Etymology tree French bombebor. English bomb Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English bomblet From bomb + -let.

Inflected Forms

bomblets (plural)

Synonyms

cluster bomblet

Questions

How do you pronounce bomblet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɒmlət/.
What does bomblet mean?: A small or subsidiary bomb, such as one of those released by a cluster bomb.
Where does bomblet come from?: Etymology tree French bombebor. English bomb Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English bomblet From bomb + -let.

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