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Compare Italian bombola (“a pitcher”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
bombolo
Today it means: A thin spheroidal glass retort (flask), in which camphor is sublimed. Full definition →
Today it means: A thin spheroidal glass retort (flask), in which camphor is sublimed. Full definition →
Compare Italian bombola (“a pitcher”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.