palomo
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin palumbum, accusative of palumbus, alternative form of palumbēs (“wood pigeon”).
Pronunciation
Noun
palomo m (plural palomos)
- dove, pigeon
- c. 1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 37r. col. 2.
- […] de pues enbio el palomo ¬ ueno a ora de uieſperas aduxo ramo de olẏua có ſus fojas uerdes en su boca
- […] and then he sent out the dove, and it came in the evening with an olive branch with green leaves in its beak.
- […] de pues enbio el palomo ¬ ueno a ora de uieſperas aduxo ramo de olẏua có ſus fojas uerdes en su boca
- c. 1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 37r. col. 2.
Synonyms
- paloma f
Descendants
- Spanish: palomo
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish palomo, from Latin palumbus, from Proto-Indo-European *pal-wo- (“dark-colored, gray”).
Pronunciation
Noun
palomo m (plural palomos, feminine paloma, feminine plural palomas)
- male dove, male pigeon, cock pigeon
- (vulgar) (Dominican Republic, slang) coward, no-good
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