pomba
Meaning
- (feminine) dove, pigeon
- (feminine) vane, blade (of a turbine)
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɔmba̝/
Etymology
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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