coloma

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin columba. In the sense of "parasol mushroom", it represents a modification of cogoma by folk etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kuˈlo.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [koˈlo.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [koˈlo.ma]

Noun

coloma f (plural colomes)

1. (archaic) a dove or pigeon of any gender
2. female equivalent of colom (“male dove, pigeon”)
3. three-leaved toadflax (Linaria triphylla)

   Synonym: gallaret

4. parasol mushroom

   Synonym: apagallums

Further reading

• “coloma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “coloma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “coloma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.