Skip to main content
PlainSpell

paloma

Spanish, noun/paˈloma/

paloma is spelled P-A-L-O-M-A (6 letters) and appears 8.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,230th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paloma is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “dove, pigeon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(familia Columbiformes) Cualquiera de unas trescientas especies de aves columbiformes distribuidas por todo…”.

What does paloma mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininedove, pigeon

noun

  1. 1

    femininedove (peace or negotition supporter)

  2. 2

    femininerarevulgarpenis

adjective

  1. 1

    colloquialfemininemasculinedifficult, complicated

    La última pregunta del examen estaba bien paloma.

  2. 2

    colloquialfemininemasculineskillful, smart, deft

    Nunca he conocido a una persona tan paloma como ella.

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. (familia Columbiformes) Cualquiera de unas trescientas especies de aves columbiformes distribuidas por todo el globo, de cuerpo y cuello robustos y pico delgado y corto, con ceras carnosas, combado en la punta superior y adaptado a su hábito frugívoro. Son domesticables y muchas veces comensales del ser humano. 2. (Columba livia f. domestica) En particular, la paloma doméstica, criada desde la remota Antigüedad por su carne, como mensajera y como ornamental, existiendo numerosas variedades de vistoso plumaje. 3. Figuradamente, persona pacífica y mesurada. 4. En especial, pacifista militante.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of paloma

  • palomas plural
  • palomo masculine
  • palomos masculine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce paloma?

  • /paˈloma/
  • [paˈlo.ma]
  • [paˈloma]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to paloma

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is paloma in Spanish?

paloma appears 8.3 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

What to look up after paloma