colombino

colombino

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.lomˈbi.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: co‧lom‧bì‧no

Etymology 1

From Latin columbīnus (“dove-like”).

Adjective

colombino (feminine colombina, masculine plural colombini, feminine plural colombine)

1. dovish, dove-like
2. white

   Synonyms: bianco, candido

3. (figurative) pure, clean

   Synonyms: candido, puro

Noun

colombino m (uncountable)

1. Synonym of colombina (“pigeon dung”)

Etymology 2

From colombo (“dove”) +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix).

Noun

colombino m (plural colombini)

1. Synonym of mignattino (“black tern”)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kolomˈbino/ [ko.lõmˈbi.no]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: co‧lom‧bi‧no

Adjective

colombino (feminine colombina, masculine plural colombinos, feminine plural colombinas)

1. (relational) of Christopher Columbus; Columbus's; Columbian (of or relating to Christopher Columbus)

Further reading

• “colombino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014