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bum

  • [ˈbũm]

Rhymes with um

Where it comes from

Onomatopéyica; del inglés boom.

noun

  1. Indica o imita el ruido de un golpe o de una explosión.

noun bums

  1. Expansión o auge rápido de alguna actividad. Tuvo cierta resonancia antes del bum de la novela latinoamericana, cuando el minibum … de la novela social española.

In English

  • boom abrupt, low-pitched sound

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MLA

"bum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/bum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/bum

Chicago

"bum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/bum.

BibTeX
@misc{bum_2026,
  title = {bum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/bum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}