palomita
Spanish
Etymology
paloma (“dove”) + -ita (“diminutive suffix”)
Pronunciation
Noun
palomita f (plural palomitas)
- diminutive of paloma; little dove.
- popcorn (from its resemblance in appearance to doves)
- (Peru) penis
Synonyms
(popcorn):
- cabrita (Chile)
- cancha (Peru)
- canchita (Peru)
- canguil (Ecuador)
- cocaleca (Dominican Republic)
- cotufa (Canary Islands, Venezuela)
- crispeta (Colombia)
- esquite (Northwestern Mexico)
- gallito (Northwestern Venezuela)
- maíz pira (Colombia)
- millo (Panama)
- palomita (de maíz) (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain)
- pipoca (Bolivia)
- pochoclo (Argentina)
- pop (Uruguay)
- popcorn (Panama, Puerto Rico)
- pororó (Eastern Bolivia, Northern and Western Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay)
- poporopo (Guatemala)
- pururú (Northern Central Argentina (Provinicia de Córdoba))
- rosca (Canary Islands)
- roseta (de maíz) (El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Southern Spain)
- rosita (de maíz) (Cuba)
- tostón (Southeastern Spain)
Derived terms
- cuello palomita (wing collar, a type of shirt collar often used with tuxedo)