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palometa

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English

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Noun

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palometa (plural palometas)

  1. Any of numerous types of fish. (See Wikipedia for a list.)

Catalan

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Etymology

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From paloma +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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palometa f (plural palometes)

  1. the green brittlegill (Russula virescens), an edible mushroom
    Synonym: llora blanca
  2. (Valencia) butterfly
    Synonym: papallona
  3. (Valencia) pompano (Trachinotus ovatus)
    Synonym: palomida blanca
  4. (Mallorca) yellow toadflax

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paloˈmeta/ [pa.loˈme.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: pa‧lo‧me‧ta

Etymology 1

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Noun

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palometa f (plural palometas)

  1. (clarification of this definition is needed) dropwort

Etymology 2

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Noun

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palometa f (plural palometas)

  1. one of various types of fish
    1. Trachinotus goodei
    2. (Venezuela) the silver mylossoma, Mylossoma duriventris
Descendants
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  • Ye'kwana: jadometa

Further reading

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