English Explanatory Dictionary

Colombo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.
name
  1. A surname from Italian.
noun
  1. Alternative form of calumba.

Pronunciation

/kəˈlɒm.bəʊ/ /kəˈlʌm.bəʊ/ /ˈkɒl.əm.bəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Colombo.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Colombo2.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Colombo3.wav

Word forms

Colombo

Etymology

From Portuguese Colombo, modification (under the influence of the Italian surname, see below) of Sinhalese කොලොන් තොට (kolon toṭa, literally “port on the river Kelani”). Other theories derive the name from Veddah; see w:Colombo § Etymology for more.

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