how to pronounce bombe

/bɔ̃b/

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bombe is pronounced in one syllable

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ɔ̃

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An example use of bombe in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… l'église où une bombe ait explosé avec …”

meanings of bombe

noun:

Bombe glacée, a frozen dessert consisting of two or more different kinds of ice cream, often with a light, frothy center made of eggs and sugar, frozen in a melon-shaped mold.
Globular glass vessel; demijohn, carboy.
Aerosol (either the substance or the container).
A hottie, a bombshell.
Ellipsis of bombe météorologique or bombe météo or bombe cyclonique.
Bomb (a device filled with explosives).

bombe frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word bombe occurs in french on average 19.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.