LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
interjection

bombax1

bombax
Classical[ˈbɔm.baks]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɔm.baks]

Meaning

  1. indeed! strange! Used to express real or affected surprise.

bombax, interj., = βομβάξ (v. Eustath. Od. p. 1718, a), an exclamation of real or affected surprise,
I. indeed! strange! Ca. Fur. Ba. Babae. Ps. Fugitive. Ba. Bombax, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 131 Lambin.

Origins

From Ancient Greek βομβάξ (bombáx).

noun
bombax2
bombax
Classical[ˈbɔm.baks]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɔm.baks]

Meaning

  1. silk cotton tree

Origins

Ultimately from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux, “silkworm”).

Descendants
  • Englishbombastfrom Old French bombace
  • GermanBombastfrom Old French bombace
  • Norwegian Bokmålbombastfrom Old French bombace
  • TranslingualBombax

In English words that came into English from bombax

  • bombastbombax

Quick answers

What does bombax mean in Latin?
bombax, a interjection, means “indeed! strange! Used to express real or affected surprise.”.
How do you pronounce bombax?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɔm.baks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbɔm.baks].