Colón
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish.
Proper noun
Colón
- A town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
- A province in Panama.
- A city, the capital of Colón province, Panama.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin Colombus, Colomba, from columba (“dove”). Also Castilianized from Catalan Colom, of the same source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈlon/ [koˈlõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: Co‧lón
Proper noun
Colón m
- Columbus
- a surname
- a department of Honduras
- a province of Panama
- a city in Matanzas, Cuba
- any of several cities in Latin America, especially the second city of Panama
- a town in La Libertad department, El Salvador