palumma
Sicilian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [paˈlum.ma]
- Hyphenation: pa‧lùm‧ma
Noun
palumma f (plural palummi)
- dove
- 1875, Giuseppe Pitrè, Fiabe, novelle e racconti popolari siciliani, page 346:
- 'Na jurnata mentri si pittinava, trasi na palumma, afferrasi la pittinissa e scappa.
- One day while she combed her hair, a dove entered, snatched the comb and escaped.
- 'Na jurnata mentri si pittinava, trasi na palumma, afferrasi la pittinissa e scappa.
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- pigeon
Synonyms
- (dove) culumma
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