coloma
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin columba. In the sense of "parasol mushroom", it represents a modification of cogoma by folk etymology.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /koˈlo.mə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kuˈlo.mə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /koˈlo.ma/
Noun
coloma f (plural colomes)
- (archaic) A dove or pigeon of any gender.
- female equivalent of colom (“male dove, pigeon”)
- three-leaved toadflax (Linaria triphylla)
- Synonym: gallaret
- parasol mushroom
- Synonym: apagallums
Further reading
- “coloma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “coloma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “coloma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.