palomita
Spanish
Etymology
From paloma (“dove”) + -ita (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paloˈmita/ [pa.loˈmi.t̪a]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: pa‧lo‧mi‧ta
Noun
palomita f (plural palomitas)
- Diminutive of paloma, little dove
- popcorn (from its resemblance in appearance to doves)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:palomita
- (Peru) penis
Derived terms
- cuello palomita (“wing collar, a type of shirt collar often used with tuxedo”)
Further reading
- “palomita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
palomita on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es