palomita
Spanish, noun/paloˈmita/
palomita is spelled P-A-L-O-M-I-T-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 41,788th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Palomita is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “(piece of) popcorn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of paloma, little dove. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Diminutivo de paloma”.
What does palomita mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of paloma, little dove
- 2
feminine(piece of) popcorn
- 3
femininepopcorn
- 4
Mexicofemininecheck mark, tick
- 5
feminineCodonorchis lessonii
- 6
femininediving header
- 7
femininepenis
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Diminutivo de paloma. 2. (Metriopelia ceciliae) Ave de unos 18 cm cuyo colorido varía del gris al blanco sucio, con la garganta blanca y partes inferiores café amarillento, zona anaranjada alrededor del ojo. Es una paloma silvestre que vive en zonas andinas de Argentina, Bolivia, Chile y Perú, entre los 2000 y 4000 metros. Tiene la costumbre de anidar en el suelo, contrariamente a otras tórtolas que lo hacen en los árbole 3. Grano tostado de cereal, en especial de maíz, que se abre como una rosa. 4. Bebida alcohólica que contiene aguardiente y anís.
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 palomita
- palomitas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce palomita?
- /paloˈmita/
- [pa.loˈmi.t̪a]
- [paloˈmit̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is palomita in Spanish?
palomita appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).