bombe
Pronunciation: /bɒm(b)/
The English word “bombe” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
- A small, roughly hemispherical, chocolate-covered confection.
- An electromechanical device used in early cryptanalysis.
Etymology
From French bombe. Doublet of bomb.
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