palometa
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English
Noun
palometa (plural palometas)
- Any of numerous types of fish. (See Wikipedia for a list.)
Catalan
Etymology
From paloma + -eta (“diminutive suffix”).
Pronunciation
Noun
palometa f (plural palometes)
- the green brittlegill (Russula virescens), an edible mushroom
- Synonym: llora blanca
- (Valencia) butterfly
- Synonym: papallona
- (Valencia) pompano (Trachinotus ovatus)
- Synonym: palomida blanca
- (Mallorca) yellow toadflax
Derived terms
Further reading
- “palometa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “palometa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
Etymology 1
Noun
palometa f (plural palometas)
- (clarification of this definition is needed) dropwort
Etymology 2
Noun
palometa f (plural palometas)
- one of various types of fish
Descendants
- → Ye'kwana: jadometa
Further reading
- “palometa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28