bombazine
English
Etymology
From Middle French bombasin, from Late Latin bombasinum, ultimately from bombyx (“silkworm”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɒmbəziːn/, /ˈbʌmbəziːn/
Noun
bombazine (countable and uncountable, plural bombazines)
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French bombasin (m), in the feminine form; Late Latin bombasinum, ultimately from bombyx (“silkworm”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bɔ̃.ba.zin/
Noun
bombazine f (plural bombazines)
- bombazine
- 2012, Anne Perry, translated by Florence Bertrand, Dorchester Terrace:
- Peut-être portait-elle des bottines à talon plus haut sous le volant de sa jupe en bombazine.
- [original: Perhaps she had new boots with a higher heel. Under the swirl of her black bombazine skirt it was not possible to tell.]
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bõ.baˈzĩ.ni/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bõ.baˈzi.ne/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bõ.bɐˈzi.nɨ/
- Hyphenation: bom‧ba‧zi‧ne
Noun
bombazine f (plural bombazines)
References
- “bombazina” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “bombazine” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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