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bumblebee

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See also: bumble-bee

English

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Etymology

1520s from bumble + bee, replacing Middle English humbul-be. Merged with Middle English bombeln (to boom, buzz), in the late 14th century. The name of the drink is a semantic loan from Ukrainian джміль (džmilʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʌmbəlˌbiː/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

bumblebee (plural bumblebees)

  1. Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.
    Synonyms: (obsolete) humblebee, dumbledore
  2. A mid yellow, sometimes slightly orange.
  3. A layered drink with ice whose main ingredients are orange juice and espresso coffee.

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