# paloma

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #37,140

## Definitions
1. A cocktail made with tequila, lime juice, and grapefruit soda.

## Etymology
From Spanish paloma (“dove”).

## Easily confused with
- **parma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paloma-vs-parma)
- **Paola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paloma-vs-paola)
- **Palos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paloma-vs-palos)
- **Panama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paloma-vs-panama)
- **palm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-paloma)
- **pala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pala-vs-paloma)
- **Palms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palms-vs-paloma)
- **palma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palma-vs-paloma)
- **padma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padma-vs-paloma)
- **Palme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palme-vs-paloma)
- **pagoda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pagoda-vs-paloma)
- **pajama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pajama-vs-paloma)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aploma`, `palloma`, `palmoa`, `paloam`, `palomma`, `paolma`, `plaoma`, `ppaloma`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/paloma