English
Tsar Bomba
Tsar Bomba comes from Russian Царь-бо́мба ‘emperor of bombs’.
- RussianmodernЦарь-бо́мбаCarʹ-bómba‘emperor of bombs’
- EnglishtodayTsar Bomba
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- RussianmodernЦарь-бо́мбаCarʹ-bómba‘emperor of bombs’
- EnglishtodayTsar Bomba
Every English word from Russian Царь-бо́мба
Today it means
name A 50-megaton thermonuclear bomb, detonated by the Soviet Union in October 1961. It was the biggest nuclear bomb ever exploded.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Russian Царь-бо́мба / Tsar Bomba