bombe
noun/bɒm(b)/
Etymology From French bombe. Doublet of bomb.
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A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
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In German cooking A small, roughly hemispherical, chocolate-covered confection.
- Sous-chef Daniel O'Reagan prepares an array of tempting desserts, including a zabaglione and marzipan bombe, chocolate mousse torte and an amaretto-flavored cheesecake.1983, Bon Appétit, volume 28, page 17
- The best dessert by far is the chocolate-caramel bombe, a gorgeous chocolate-dusted dome with a heart of passion fruit crème brûlée.2000, New York Times, The New York Times Guide to New York City 2001, page 454
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- Austria boasts the Mozart ball, a marzipan-filled chocolate ball wrapped in a portrait of the composer. Niemetz of Vienna also manufactures a famous marshmallow bombe called the Schwedenbombe.2009, Tim Richardson, Sweets: A History of Candy, page 374
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences An electromechanical device used in early cryptanalysis.