bombeta

From bomba (“bomb”) +‎ -eta.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bumˈbɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bomˈbə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bomˈbe.ta]

bombeta f (plural bombetes)

1. light bulb

• “bombeta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “bombeta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “bombeta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “bombeta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

bombeta f (plural bombetas)

1. (Brazil) cap (baseball-style cap)

   Synonym: boné

• IPA^(key): /bomˈbeta/ [bõmˈbe.t̪a]

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• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: bom‧be‧ta

bombeta m or f (masculine and feminine plural bombetas)

1. (Costa Rica) vain or haughty

• “bombeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024