palometa

English

Noun

palometa (plural palometas)

1. Any of numerous types of fish. (See Wikipedia for a list.)

Catalan

Etymology

From paloma +‎ -eta (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pə.luˈmɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pə.loˈmə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pa.loˈme.ta]

Noun

palometa f (plural palometes)

1. the green brittlegill (Russula virescens), an edible mushroom

   Synonym: llora blanca

2. (Valencia) butterfly

   Synonym: papallona

3. (Valencia) pompano (Trachinotus ovatus)

   Synonym: palomida blanca

4. (Mallorca) yellow toadflax

Derived terms

• palometa roja
• palometó

Further reading

• “palometa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “palometa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology 1

Noun

palometa f (plural palometas)

1. (clarification of this definition is needed) dropwort

Etymology 2

Noun

palometa f (plural palometas)

1. one of various types of fish
   1. Trachinotus goodei
   2. (Venezuela) the silver mylossoma, Mylossoma duriventris

Descendants

• → Ye'kwana: jadometa

Further reading

• “palometa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28