Meanings
colombo1
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of calumba.
Colombo2
- metonymicallyThe Sri Lankan government.
Colombo3
- A surname from Italian.
Origin
Colombo · proper noun
- Sinhaleseකොලොන් තොට
- PortugueseColombo
- EnglishColombo
From Portuguese Colombo, modification (under the influence of the Italian surname, see below) of Sinhalese කොලොන් තොට (kolon toṭa, literally “port on the river Kelani”). Other theories derive the name from Veddah; see w:Colombo § Etymology for more.
More words from Portuguese, Sinhalese
Full word history & related roots →Colombo · proper noun
- ItalianColombo
- EnglishColombo
From Italian Colombo, from colombo (“pigeon, dove”).
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كُولُومْبُو
- كُولُومْبُو (kolombō)capital of Sri Lanka
Bengali কলম্বো
- কলম্বো (kolombō)capital of Sri Lanka
Bulgarian Коло́мбо
- Коло́мбо (Kolómbo)capital of Sri Lanka
Chinese Cantonese 科倫坡 /科伦坡
- 科倫坡 /科伦坡 (fo¹ leon⁴ bo¹)capital of Sri Lanka
Chinese Mandarin 科倫坡 /科伦坡, 可倫坡 /可伦坡
- 科倫坡 /科伦坡 (Kēlúnpō)capital of Sri Lanka
- 可倫坡 /可伦坡 (Kělúnpō)capital of Sri Lanka
Czech Kolombo
- Kolombocapital of Sri Lanka
Danish Colombo
- Colombocapital of Sri Lanka
Dutch Colombo
- Colombocapital of Sri Lanka
Esperanto Kolombo
- Kolombocapital of Sri Lanka
Estonian Colombo
- Colombocapital of Sri Lanka
Finnish Colombo
- Colombocapital of Sri Lanka
French Colombo
- Colombocapital of Sri Lanka
German Colombo
- Colombocapital of Sri Lanka
Greek Κολόμπο
- Κολόμπο (Kolómpo)capital of Sri Lanka
Hebrew קוֹלוֹמְבּוֹ
- קוֹלוֹמְבּוֹ (kolómbo)capital of Sri Lanka
Hindi कोलंबो
- कोलंबो (kolambo)capital of Sri Lanka
Hungarian Colombo
- Colombocapital of Sri Lanka
Icelandic Kólombó
- Kólombócapital of Sri Lanka
Indonesian Kolombo
- Kolombocapital of Sri Lanka
Irish Colombo
- Colombocapital of Sri Lanka
Italian Colombo
- Colombocapital of Sri Lanka
Japanese コロンボ
- コロンボ (Koronbo)capital of Sri Lanka
Korean 콜롬보
- 콜롬보 (Kollombo)capital of Sri Lanka
Latvian Kolombo
- Kolombocapital of Sri Lanka
Lithuanian Kolombas
- Kolombascapital of Sri Lanka
Malay Colombo
- Colombocapital of Sri Lanka
Norwegian Bokmål Colombo
- Colombocapital of Sri Lanka
Persian کلمبو
- کلمبو (kolombo)capital of Sri Lanka
Polish Kolombo
- Kolombocapital of Sri Lanka
Portuguese Colombo
- Colombocapital of Sri Lanka
Punjabi ਕੋਲੰਬੋ
- ਕੋਲੰਬੋ (kolambo)capital of Sri Lanka
Romanian Colombo
- Colombocapital of Sri Lanka
Russian Коло́мбо
- Коло́мбо (Kolómbo)capital of Sri Lanka
Slovak Kolombo
- Kolombocapital of Sri Lanka
Spanish Colombo
- Colombocapital of Sri Lanka
Swedish Colombo
- Colombocapital of Sri Lanka
Tagalog Colombo
- Colombocapital of Sri Lanka
Tamil கொழும்பு
- கொழும்பு (koḻumpu)capital of Sri Lanka
Thai โคลัมโบ
- โคลัมโบ (koo-lam-boo)capital of Sri Lanka
Ukrainian Коло́мбо
- Коло́мбо (Kolómbo)capital of Sri Lanka
Urdu کولمبو
- کولمبو (kolambo)capital of Sri Lanka
Vietnamese Cô-lôm-bô
- Cô-lôm-bôcapital of Sri Lanka
Yiddish קאָלאָמבאָ
- קאָלאָמבאָ (kolombo)capital of Sri Lanka
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with colombo
All rhymes →Cite this entry
colombo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colombo
“colombo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colombo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colombo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colombo.
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