bombinha
Portuguese, noun/bõˈbĩ.ɲɐ/
bombinha is spelled B-O-M-B-I-N-H-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 50,963rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bombinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “firecracker (a type of very small explosive)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of bomba.
What does bombinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of bomba
- 2
femininefirecracker (a type of very small explosive)
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of bomba
- 2
feminineinhaler (canister containing medicine)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of bombinha
- bombinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bombinha?
- Brazil /bõˈbĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [bõˈbĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /bõˈbi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bombinha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bombinha in Portuguese?
bombinha appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).