Feminine
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pomba

Meaning

  1. (feminine) dove, pigeon
  2. (feminine) vane, blade (of a turbine)

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɔmba̝/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese poomba (13th century: Cantigas de Santa Maria), from earlier Old Galician-Portuguese paomba, from Proto-Ibero-Romance palomba, from Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus, from Proto-Indo-European *pal-wo (“dark-colored, gray”).

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