Columbo

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian Columbo. ==== Proper noun ==== Columbo (plural Columbos) A surname from Italian. ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== German: Columbo ==== Further reading ==== Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Columbo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 357. Forebears === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== Columbo Obsolete form of Colombo (“Sri Lankan city”). == German == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Columbo, surname of a famous TV detective portrayed in the series of the same name. === Noun === Columbo m Sherlock; used to refer to someone who expresses the obvious while not being aware of its obviousness Synonym: Einstein == Italian == === Alternative forms === Colombo === Etymology === Likely from or related to Latin columbus. === Proper noun === Columbo m or f by sense a surname ==== Descendants ==== English: Columbo === Anagrams === coulomb