palomilla
English
Etymology
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Noun
palomilla (uncountable)
References
Spanish
Etymology
From paloma + -illa (diminutive).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paloˈmiʝa/ [pa.loˈmi.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /paloˈmiʎa/ [pa.loˈmi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /paloˈmiʃa/ [pa.loˈmi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /paloˈmiʒa/ [pa.loˈmi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -iʝa (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
- Rhymes: -iʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
- Rhymes: -iʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Syllabification: pa‧lo‧mi‧lla
Noun
palomilla f (plural palomillas)
- wing nut
- a mixture of water and anise liquor
- (piece of) popcorn
- white horse
- ball bearing
- sirloin (cut of beef)
- gutter hanger
- (Guatemala, Mexico) clique; club;. band (of people with a similar hobby)
- (Honduras, Mexico, Panama) gang (of criminals, thugs etc.)
- (Honduras, Mexico) gang (of youths)
- (Cuba, Panama) clique; club;. band (of people with a similar hobby)
- white horse; whitecap (wave)
- any of a number of butterflies and plants
References
- Palomilla on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
Further reading
- “palomilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025