palomita

Spanish

Etymology

From paloma (“dove”) +‎ -ita (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paloˈmita/ [pa.loˈmi.t̪a]

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• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: pa‧lo‧mi‧ta

Noun

palomita f (plural palomitas)

1. Diminutive of paloma, little dove
2. popcorn (from its resemblance in appearance to doves)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:palomita

3. (botany) Codonorchis lessonii
4. (soccer) diving header
5. (Peru) penis

Derived terms

• cuello palomita (“wing collar, a type of shirt collar often used with tuxedo”)
• palomita cordillerana
• palomita dorada

 

Further reading

• “palomita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• palomita on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es