colombina

See also: Colombina

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.lomˈbi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: co‧lom‧bì‧na

Etymology 1

From colomba (“dove”) +‎ -ina (diminutive suffix).

Noun

colombina f (plural colombine)

1. diminutive of colomba: young or small dove
2. (figurative) a young woman who fakes naivety and ingenuousness
3. a dove-shaped skyrocket that runs along a rope setting off fireworks during the celebrations of Easter Sunday in Florence
4. a dove-shaped sort of sweet Easter focaccia bread, sometimes with a hard-boiled egg in the middle
5. a semolina-based preparation used as an appetizer
6. (historical, regional) name of various coins with doves or other similar birds depicted on them

Etymology 2

Noun use of the feminine form of the adjective colombino (“of a dove, dovish”).

Noun

colombina f (plural colombine)

1. (uncountable) pigeon dung (used as fertilizer)
2. (uncountable) blue limestone

   Synonyms: palombino, pietra palombina

3. (botany, regional) Synonym of coridale
4. name of several varieties of apples
5. name of several varieties of mushrooms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

colombina f sg

1. feminine singular of colombino

Anagrams

• Colombani

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kolomˈbina/ [ko.lõmˈbi.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: co‧lom‧bi‧na

Adjective

colombina f

1. feminine singular of colombino

Further reading

• “colombina” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010