bumblebee.
Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.
Meaning & usage
Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.
A mid yellow, sometimes slightly orange.
A layered drink with ice whose main ingredients are orange juice and espresso coffee.
Where this word comes from
1520s from bumble + bee, replacing Middle English humbul-be. Merged with Middle English bombeln (“to boom, buzz”), in the late 14th century. The name of the drink is a semantic loan from Ukrainian джміль (džmilʹ).
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