colombina
Italian (Fiorentino)
/ko.lomˈbi.na/
noun
Definitions
- young or small dove
- (figurative) A young woman who fakes naivety and ingenuousness.
- A dove-shaped skyrocket that runs along a rope set setting off fireworks during the celebrations of Easter Sunday in Florence.
- A dove-shaped sort of sweet Easter focaccia bread, sometimes with a hard-boiled egg in the middle.
- A semolina-based preparation used as an appetizer.
- (historical) Name of various coins with doves or other similar birds depicted on them
Etymology
Affix from Italian colomba (dove).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
colomba
Gloss
dove
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- columba Latin
- colomba Italian
- colombaccio Italian
- colombella Italian
- colombicoltore Italian
- colombicoltura Italian