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bom

Pronunciation: /bɔm/

“bom” is a Dutch word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. bomb (explosive)
  2. gas cylinder (cylindrical vessel for compressed gas)
  3. flat-bottomed marine fishing vessel
  4. bung, stopper (for barrels)
  5. single mother

Etymology

Borrowed from French bombe, still attested as bombe in Early Modern Dutch.

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