Polyglot Dictionary

bombilla

/bomˈbiʝa/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las bombillas

Meaning

  1. light bulb

    • Cambié la bombilla del salón.

      I changed the living-room light bulb.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

bulbo

bombilla and bulbo are close synonyms for "bulb"; bulbo is more general, and can also mean a plant bulb, like a tulip bulb.

Similar in other languages

German

Glühbirne

Glühbirne is the German word for the same thing — both mean "light bulb."

Portuguese

lâmpada

lâmpada is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "light bulb."

Practice

1 What does bombilla mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cambié la ___ del salón.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bombilla?

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