palomo
Old Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin palumbum, accusative of palumbus, alternative form of palumbēs (“wood pigeon”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 cõ 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.
- c. 1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 37r. col. 2.
Synonyms edit
- paloma f
Descendants edit
- Spanish: palomo
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish palomo, from Latin palumbus, from Proto-Indo-European *pal-wo- (“dark-colored, gray”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
palomo m (plural palomos, feminine paloma, feminine plural palomas)
- male dove, male pigeon, cock pigeon
- (vulgar, Dominican Republic, slang) coward, punk
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “palomo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014