
Franco Lechner, best known as Bombolo (22 May 1931 – 21 August 1987), was an Italian character actor and comedian. Born in Rome into a humble family, a former peddler of dishes, Lechner was discovered in a tavern by Franco Castellacci and Pierfrancesco Pingitore, who entered him in their cabaret company `Il Bagaglino`. He got a large popularit.....
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• (n.) A thin spheroidal glass retort or flask, used in the sublimation of camphor.
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Bom'bo·lo noun ;
plural Bomboloes [ Confer It
bombola a pitcher.] A thin spheroidal glass retort or flask, used in the sublimation of camphor. [ Written also
bumbelo , and
bumbolo .]
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