bombillo
Spanish, noun/bomˈbiʝo/
bombillo is spelled B-O-M-B-I-L-L-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 84,644th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bombillo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “light bulb, light globe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Objeto de vidrio que contiene un filamento incandescente por electricidad en atmósfera inerte que sirve para…”.
What does bombillo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelight bulb, light globe
- 2
Spainmasculinecylinder (of a lock)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Objeto de vidrio que contiene un filamento incandescente por electricidad en atmósfera inerte que sirve para iluminar espacios. 2. Objeto similar a un sifón, que se coloca en los retretes para evitar el ascenso de los olores fetidos. 3. Bomba pequeña y portátil destinada para la lucha contra incendios. 4. Tubo utilizado para absorbar líquidos por la boca.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bombillo
- bombillos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bombillo?
- /bomˈbiʝo/
- [bõmˈbi.ʝo]
- [bõmˈbiʝo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bombillo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bombillo in Spanish?
bombillo appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).