bombín
Spanish, noun/bomˈbin/
bombín is spelled B-O-M-B-Í-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 77,042nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bombín is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bowler hat, derby” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of bomba; small air pump. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sombrero semiesférico de fieltro o castor, de copa baja, rígida y aproximadamente semiesférica con el ala…”.
What does bombín mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of bomba; small air pump
- 2
masculinebowler hat, derby
- 3
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. Sombrero semiesférico de fieltro o castor, de copa baja, rígida y aproximadamente semiesférica con el ala redonda. 2. Inflador pequeño usado para inflar las ruedas de la bicicleta. 3. Cerrojo.
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 bombín
- bombines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bombín?
- /bomˈbin/
- [bõmˈbĩn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bombín in Spanish?
bombín appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).