paloma
See also: Paloma
English
Etymology
From Spanish paloma (“dove”).
Noun
paloma (plural palomas)
- A cocktail made with tequila, lime juice, and grapefruit soda.
- 2020, Yoav Landau; Sam Haft (lyrics and music), “Drunk”, in zero_one, performed by The Living Tombstone:
- Martini, Bellini, Negroni, Baileys, Kahlúa, sambuca
Soju, paloma, mojito, gimlet, Frangelico, Guinness
Tequila, Manhattan, a margarita, old-fashioned
Dry vermouth and something I can't taste 'cause I'm so trashed
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Catalan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus, palumbēs (“wood pigeon”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /pəˈlo.mə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /paˈlo.ma/
Noun
paloma f (plural palomes)
- A parasol mushroom, especially the highly edible Macrolepiota procera
- (dialect) A butterfly.
- (dialect, archaic) A dove or pigeon.
Synonyms
- (Macrolepiota procera): apagallums, cogomella, coloma, maneta
- (butterfly): papallona
- (bird): colom
Derived terms
- paloma blanca
- palometa
- palomí
Related terms
- palomino
Further reading
- “paloma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “paloma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Chavacano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish paloma (“dove”).
Noun
paloma
- dove
Francisco León Zoque
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish paloma (“dove”).
Noun
paloma
- bird
References
- Engel, Ralph; Allhiser de Engel, Mary; Mateo Alvarez, José (1987) Diccionario zoque de Francisco León (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 30) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 131
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish paloma, from Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus, palumbēs (“wood pigeon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈloma/ [paˈlo.ma]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -oma
- Syllabification: pa‧lo‧ma
Noun
paloma f (plural palomas, masculine palomo, masculine plural palomos)
- dove, pigeon
- (Central America, Venezuela) penis
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene
Hyponyms
- (dove, pigeon): pichón
Derived terms
- paloma mensajera
- palomar
- paloma torcaz
- palomino
- palomita
Further reading
- “palomo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014