coloma
Catalan
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin columba. In the sense of "parasol mushroom", it represents a modification of cogoma by folk etymology.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcoloma f (plural colomes)
- (archaic) a dove or pigeon of any gender
- female equivalent of colom (“male dove, pigeon”)
- three-leaved toadflax (Linaria triphylla)
- Synonym: gallaret
- parasol mushroom
- Synonym: apagallums
Further reading
edit- “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.