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