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bombe

/bɒm(b)/

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

Noun

bombe (plural bombes)

  1. A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
  2. (otherwise rare) A small, roughly hemispherical, chocolate-covered confection.
    • 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.1983, Bon Appétit, volume 28, page 17
    • The best dessert by far is the chocolate-caramel bombe, a gorgeous chocolate-dusted dome with a heart of passion fruit crème brûlée.2000, New York Times, The New York Times Guide to New York City 2001, page 454
  3. An electromechanical device used in early cryptanalysis.

bombe meaning in Tamil

bombe in Tamil

வட்டப் பூத்தையல்

Forms of bombe

pluralbombes

Origin of bombe

From French bombe. Doublet of bomb.

Words that rhyme with bombe

6 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about bombe

What does bombe mean?
Bombe means a dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
What is bombe in Tamil?
Bombe in Tamil is வட்டப் பூத்தையல். See Bombe meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bombe?
Bombe is a noun.
How do you pronounce bombe?
Bombe is pronounced /bɒm(b)/.
What is the plural of bombe?
The plural of bombe is bombes.

Words near bombe in the dictionary

  1. bombazettes
  2. bombazin
  3. bombazine
  4. bombazines
  5. bombazins
  6. bombe
  7. Bombeckian
  8. bombed
  9. bombed around
  10. bombed off
  11. bombed out

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bombe (page history and authors); bombe (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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