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)

(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

“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.

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