palomo
Spanish, noun/paˈlomo/
palomo is spelled P-A-L-O-M-O (6 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 31,673rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Palomo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “male dove, male pigeon, cock pigeon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Macho de la paloma”.
What does palomo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemale dove, male pigeon, cock pigeon
- 2
masculineslangvulgarcoward, punk
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Macho de la paloma. 2. Paloma torcaz. 3. Hombre de poca inteligencia. 4. Juan Palomo.
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 palomo
- palomos plural
- paloma feminine
- palomas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce palomo?
- /paˈlomo/
- [paˈlo.mo]
- [paˈlomo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to palomo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is palomo in Spanish?
palomo appears 1.2 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).