Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as aboma.
  • noun A simplified spelling of bomb.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A large American serpent, so called from the sound it makes.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun zoology A large serpent found in America

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Name after the sound it makes (onomatopoeia).

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Examples

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  • Both words have the "bom" sound in them, and that reflects the inner truth of the whole phrase.

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  • :: The way to say "bom-ba" requires a little practice, and "eres una" would be said with much less emphasis while "bom" would last longer, though after hearing the song one time, you'll never forget it.

    corazon de melon? 2002

  • : The way to say "bom-ba" requires a little practice, and "eres una" would be said with much less emphasis while "bom" would last longer, though after hearing the song one time, you'll never forget it.

    corazon de melon? 2002

  • ::: The way to say "bom-ba" requires a little practice, and "eres una" would be said with much less emphasis while "bom" would last longer, though after hearing the song one time, you'll never forget it.

    corazon de melon? 2002

  • ::: The way to say "bom-ba" requires a little practice, and "eres una" would be said with much less emphasis while "bom" would last longer, though after hearing the song one time, you'll never forget it.

    corazon de melon? 2002

  • ::: The way to say "bom-ba" requires a little practice, and "eres una" would be said with much less emphasis while "bom" would last longer, though after hearing the song one time, you'll never forget it.

    corazon de melon? 2002

  • The way to say "bom-ba" requires a little practice, and "eres una" would be said with much less emphasis while "bom" would last longer, though after hearing the song one time, you'll never forget it.

    corazon de melon? 2002

  • : The way to say "bom-ba" requires a little practice, and "eres una" would be said with much less emphasis while "bom" would last longer, though after hearing the song one time, you'll never forget it.

    corazon de melon? 2002

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