Also means
pomp
Usage Note
Pompa has two unrelated senses: a mechanical pump (la pompa dell'acqua, water pump; la pompa di benzina, petrol/gas pump) and ceremonial pomp or display (in pompa magna, in great pomp). Context makes them unmistakable. Pompe funebri (funeral parlor) uses the 'ceremony' sense.
Examples
"La pompa dell'acqua è rotta."
Natural Translation
The water pump is broken.
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