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bombarde.

a bassoon-like medieval instrument

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɔ̃.baʁd/
  1. a bassoon-like medieval instrument

    feminine · obsolete
  2. a medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls

    feminine
  3. a rustic beehive made from a hollow trunk

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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

verb/bɔ̃.baʁd/
  1. inflection of bombarder: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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