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pomba.

dove, pigeon

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɔmba̝/
  1. dove, pigeon

    feminine
  2. vane, blade (of a turbine)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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-coloured, grey”).

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