palomilla
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English
Noun
palomilla (uncountable)
Spanish
Etymology
diminutive of paloma.
Pronunciation
- Syllabification: pa‧lo‧mi‧lla
Noun
palomilla f (plural palomillas)
- wing nut
- a mixture of water and anise liquor
- (piece of) popcorn
- white horse
- ball bearing
- sirloin (cut of beef)
- gutter hanger
- (Guatemala, Mexico) clique; club;. band (of people with a similar hobby)
- (Honduras, Mexico, Panama) gang (of criminals, thugs etc.)
- (Honduras, Mexico) gang (of youths)
- (Cuba, Panama) clique; club;. band (of people with a similar hobby)
- white horse; whitecap (wave)
- any of a number of butterflies and plants
References
Palomilla on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
Further reading
- “palomilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16