la bomba a mano

Parola del giorno

Today’s Parola del giorno is probably not one that you will encounter in everyday conversation: la bomba a mano.

It means hand grenade.

This word has been in the Italian press recently after a French tourist at San Vito lo Capo discovered it on the beach and tried to take it home as a souvenir!

See the noun used below:

Mentre camminava sulla spiaggia, Marcello ha scoperto un oggetto particolare nella sabbia. Dopo un qualche secondo, ha capito che era una bomba a mano e ha telefonato alla polizia.

While walking on the breach, Marcello found an unusual object in the sand. After a couple of seconds, he realized it was a hand grenade and phoned the police.