trombe

See also: trombé

English

Noun

trombe (plural trombes)

Alternative form of tromp (“blowing apparatus in a forge”)

French

Etymology

From Middle French, borrowed from Italian tromba. Doublet of trompe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʁɔ̃b/

Noun

trombe f (plural trombes)

waterspout

Derived terms

en trombe

Descendants

→ English: tromp
→ German: Trombe
- → Swedish: tromb

Further reading

“trombe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

tomber

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtrom.be/
Rhymes: -ombe
Hyphenation: tróm‧be

Noun

trombe

plural of tromba

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