Colón

See also: colon, Colon, colón, cólon, còlon, and côlon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Proper noun

Colón

1. A town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
2. A province in Panama.
3. A city, the capital of Colón province, Panama.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Colombus, Colomba, from columba (“dove”). Also Castilianized from Catalan Colom, of the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈlon/ [koˈlõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Co‧lón

Proper noun

Colón m

1. Columbus
2. a surname
3. a department of Honduras
4. a department of Córdoba, Argentina
5. a province of Panama
6. a city in Matanzas, Cuba
7. any of several cities in Latin America, especially the second city of Panama
   1. a town in La Libertad department, El Salvador

Derived terms

• colonense