bombarde

See also: bombardé and Bombarde

French

Etymology 1

From Middle French bombarde (“a bombard, mortar, catapult"; also "a bassoon-like musical instrument”), from Latin bombus (“buzzing; booming”).

Noun

bombarde f (plural bombardes)

  1. (obsolete) a bassoon-like medieval instrument
  2. a medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls
  3. (Réunion) a rustic beehive made from a hollow trunk
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Italian: bombarda

Verb

bombarde

  1. inflection of bombarder:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Italian

Noun

bombarde

  1. plural of bombarda
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