colombino

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ko.lomˈbi.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: co‧lom‧bì‧no

Etymology 1

From Latin columbīnus (“dove-like”).

Adjective

colombino (feminine colombina, masculine plural colombini, feminine plural colombine)

  1. dovish, dove-like
  2. white
    Synonyms: bianco, candido
  3. (figurative) pure, clean
    Synonyms: candido, puro

Noun

colombino m (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of colombina (“pigeon dung”)

Etymology 2

From colombo (“dove”) +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix).

Noun

colombino m (plural colombini)

  1. Synonym of mignattino (“black tern”)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kolomˈbino/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: co‧lom‧bi‧no

Adjective

colombino (feminine colombina, masculine plural colombinos, feminine plural colombinas)

  1. Columbian (of or pertaining to Christopher Columbus)

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