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bombo

1 American  
[bahm-boh] / ˈbɑm boʊ /

noun

bombos plural
  1. a kind of Latin-American bass drum.


bombo 2 American  
[bah-moh] / ˈbɑ moʊ /

noun

  1. Australian. inexpensive and poor-quality wine.


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His first film in Cannes' official selection was 1978's "Ecce bombo."

From Reuters • May 24, 2023

Born in Cuba, Curbelo Garcia had left with his wife and daughter in 2000 after winning the bombo, the Cuban lottery-style program in which winning participants can immigrate to the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2016

Soon the guests were singing in unison: “Babe nyamanza yako mama atakuletaya bombo yako.”

From Washington Times • May 14, 2016

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