palometa
English edit
Noun edit
palometa (plural palometas)
- Any of numerous types of fish. (See Wikipedia for a list.)
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From paloma + -eta (“diminutive suffix”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [pə.luˈmɛ.tə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [pə.loˈmə.tə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [pa.loˈme.ta]
Noun edit
palometa f (plural palometes)
- the green brittlegill (Russula virescens), an edible mushroom
- Synonym: llora blanca
- (Valencia) butterfly
- Synonym: papallona
- (Mallorca) yellow toadflax
Further reading edit
- “palometa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “palometa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
palometa f (plural palometas)
- (clarification of this definition is needed) dropwort
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
palometa f (plural palometas)
- one of various types of fish
Descendants edit
- → Ye'kwana: jadometa
Further reading edit
- “palometa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014