paloma

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English

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Etymology

From Spanish paloma (“dove”).

Noun

paloma (plural palomas)

  1. A cocktail made with tequila, lime juice, and grapefruit soda.
    • 2020, Yoav Landau, Sam Haft (lyrics and music), “Drunk”, in zero_one, performed by The Living Tombstone:
      Martini, Bellini, Negroni, Baileys, Kahlúa, sambuca
      Soju, paloma, mojito, gimlet, Frangelico, Guinness
      Tequila, Manhattan, a margarita, old-fashioned
      Dry vermouth and something I can't taste 'cause I'm so trashed

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus, palumbēs (“wood pigeon”).

Pronunciation

Noun

paloma f (plural palomes)

  1. a parasol mushroom, especially the highly edible Macrolepiota procera
    Synonyms: apagallums, cogomella, coloma, maneta
  2. (dialectal) butterfly
    Synonym: papallona
  3. (dialectal, archaic) dove, pigeon
    Synonym: colom

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Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish paloma (“dove”).

Noun

paloma

  1. dove

Francisco León Zoque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish paloma (“dove”).

Noun

paloma

  1. bird

References

  • Engel, Ralph, Allhiser de Engel, Mary, Mateo Alvarez, José (1987) Diccionario zoque de Francisco León (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 30)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 131

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish paloma, from Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus, palumbēs (“wood pigeon”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈloma/
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oma
  • Syllabification: pa‧lo‧ma

Noun

paloma f (plural palomas, masculine palomo, masculine plural palomos)

  1. dove, pigeon
  2. (Central America, Venezuela) penis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene

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