bombeta

Catalan

Etymology

From bomba (“bomb”) +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bumˈbɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bomˈbə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bomˈbe.ta]

Noun

bombeta f (plural bombetes)

1. light bulb

Further reading

• “bombeta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “bombeta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “bombeta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “bombeta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bõˈbe.tɐ/

Noun

bombeta f (plural bombetas)

1. (Brazil) cap (baseball-style cap)

   Synonym: boné

Spanish

Adjective

bombeta m or f (masculine and feminine plural bombetas)

1. (Costa Rica) vain or haughty

Derived terms

• bombetada

 

Further reading

• “bombeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16