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columbo

columbo is the alternative form of calumba.

Meaning of calumba

Noun

calumba (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A bitter root of a plant (Jateorhiza palmata), indigenous to Mozambique, and used as a tonic and antiseptic.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Columbo

Columbo (plural Columbos)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Columbo

Columbo

  1. (obsolete) Obsolete form of Colombo (“Sri Lankan city”).

Forms of columbo

pluralColumbos

Origin of columbo

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

Borrowed from Italian Columbo.

Words formed from columbo

Questions about columbo

What does columbo mean?
Columbo means a surname from Italian.
What is columbo the alternative form of?
Columbo is the alternative form of calumba.
What part of speech is columbo?
Columbo is a proper noun.

Words near columbo in the dictionary

  1. columbite
  2. columbite-tantalite
  3. columbites
  4. columbium
  5. columbiums
  6. columbo
  7. columboid
  8. Columbos
  9. Columbu
  10. Columbus
  11. Columbus Channel

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Adapted from Wiktionary: columbo (page history and authors); Columbo (page history and authors); calumba (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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