bombero

See also: bomberò

Aragonese

Etymology

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Noun

bombero m (plural bomberos)

1. firefighter

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “bombero”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• bumbero

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bombero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bomˈbeɾo/, [bomˈbe.ɾo]
• Hyphenation: bom‧be‧ro

Noun

bombéro (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜍᜓ)

1. fireman; firefighter

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bombero.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bom‧be‧ro
• IPA^(key): /bomˈbeɾo/, [bɔmˈbi.ɾ̪ɔ]

Noun

bombero

1. a firefighter
2. a pumper; one who pumps

Spanish

Etymology

From bomba (“pump”) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bomˈbeɾo/ [bõmˈbe.ɾo]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: bom‧be‧ro

Noun

bombero m (plural bomberos, feminine bombera, feminine plural bomberas)

1. firefighter

Usage notes

• Bombero may also be used in the feminine to refer to a female firefighter, but this usage is nonstandard.

Derived terms

• brigada de bomberos
• coche de bomberos
• de bombero
• entre bomberos no se pisan la manguera
• parque de bomberos

 

Further reading

• “bombero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bumbero

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bombero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bomˈbeɾo/, [bomˈbɛ.ɾo]
• Hyphenation: bom‧be‧ro

Noun

bombero (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜇᜓ)

1. firefighter; fireman

   Synonyms: mamamatay-sunog, bantay-sunog

2. (military) bombardier; bomber
3. (colloquial, vulgar) actor of an X-rated film

Derived terms

• himpilan ng bombero

Related terms

• bombera
• bomba