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Sicilian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: pa‧lùm‧ma
Noun
palumma f (plural palummi)
- dove
1875, Giuseppe Pitrè, Fiabe, novelle e racconti popolari siciliani, page 346:'Na jurnata mentri si pittinava, trasi na palumma, afferrasi la pittinissa e scappa.- One day while she combed her hair, a dove entered, snatched the comb and escaped.
- pigeon