Colombo

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /kəˈlɒm.bəʊ/, /kəˈlʌm.bəʊ/, (city also) /ˈkɒl.əm.bəʊ/ Rhymes: -ʌmbəʊ === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Proper noun ==== Colombo The commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Italian Colombo, from colombo (“pigeon, dove”). ==== Proper noun ==== Colombo A surname from Italian. == French == === Proper noun === Colombo m Colombo == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈlom.bo/ Rhymes: -ombo Hyphenation: Co‧lóm‧bo === Proper noun === Colombo m Columbus === Proper noun === Colombo f Colombo (the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === ==== Proper noun ==== Colombo f Colombo (the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka) === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== Colombo m Columbus ==== Proper noun ==== Colombo ? a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈlombo/ [koˈlõm.bo] Rhymes: -ombo Syllabification: Co‧lom‧bo === Proper noun === Colombo m Colombo (the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka)