kombora

Swahili

noun
Definitions
  • missile
  • bomb, grenade

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قنبلة, قُنْبُرة derived from Ottoman Turkish خمبره (tr, a bombshell, an earthenware box, a small jar) derived from Persian خمباره (an earthenware box, a small jar, a bombshell).

Origin

Persian

خمباره

Gloss

an earthenware box, a small jar, a bombshell

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