# bombe

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɒm(b)/

## Definitions
1. A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
2. A small, roughly hemispherical, chocolate-covered confection.
3. An electromechanical device used in early cryptanalysis.

## Etymology
From French bombe. Doublet of bomb.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bombe