English Explanatory Dictionary

columbo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of calumba.
name
  1. A surname from Italian.
name
  1. Obsolete form of Colombo (“Sri Lankan city”).

Word forms

columbo Columbos

Etymology

The spelling was probably influenced by Columbo (an old spelling of Colombo), under the assumption that the plant came from there.

Related words

Columba Columbia Columbidae Columbine Columbus

Derived words

columbic acid American columbo
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