Phrase guide

speech bubble

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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noun

Meaning 1

A rounded outline, containing words, representing speech in a comic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: comics, literature, media, publishing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: balloon, dialog balloon, dialogue balloon, speech balloon, word balloon, word bubble, fumetto

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: shtëllungë ligjërimi — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Catalan: bafarada — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 對話框 /对话框 (duìhuàkuàng) — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Danish: taleboble — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Dutch: tekstballon — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Esperanto: parola veziko — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Finnish: puhekupla — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • French: bulle — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • French: phylactère — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • German: Sprechblase — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Hungarian: beszédbuborék — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Hungarian: szövegbuborék — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Hungarian: szóbuborék — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Irish: bolgán cainte — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Italian: fumetto — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Italian: nuvoletta — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Japanese: 吹き出し (fukidashi) — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Korean: 말풍선 (malpungseon) — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Malagasy: balaonina — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Māori: pūangi kōrero — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: snakkeboble — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: snakkeboble — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Polish: chmurka — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Polish: dymek — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Portuguese: balão — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Portuguese: balão de fala — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Portuguese: balão de diálogo — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Russian: вы́носка (výnoska) — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Spanish: bocadillo — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Swedish: pratbubbla — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon
  • Turkish: konuşma balonu — rounded outline representing speech in a cartoon