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Webster 1913 Edition


Bombolo

Bom′bo-lo

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Bomboloes
.
[Cf. It
bombola
a pitcher.]
A thin spheroidal glass retort or flask, used in the sublimation of camphor.
[Written also
bumbelo
, and
bumbolo
.]

Definition 2024


bombolo

bombolo

English

Alternative forms

  • bumbelo
  • bumbolo

Noun

bombolo (plural bomboloes)

  1. (obsolete) A thin spheroidal glass retort or flask, used in the sublimation of camphor.


Italian

Noun

bombolo m (plural bomboli)

  1. (informal) A short, fat man