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colombe

/kɔ.lɔ̃b/

noun, feminine/kɔ.lɔ̃b/plural: colombes

colombe is feminine in French.

dove, white pigeon

Related: la bave du crapaud n'atteint pas la blanche colombe

Inherited from Old French colombe, from Latin columba. Cf. also the masculine Old French form colomb, coulon.

noun, feminine/kɔ.lɔ̃b/plural: colombes

colombe is feminine in French.

joist, upright

Related: colombage

Inherited from Old French colombe, from Latin columna via dissimilation. Doublet of colonne.