paloma
noun
pa·lo·ma
pəˈlōmə
plural -s
1
Southwest : any of several sharks used as food
2
often capitalized : a brownish orange to light brown that is redder and lighter than sorrel and redder than caramel
Word History
Etymology
probably American Spanish, from Spanish, dove, pigeon, from Latin palumba, palumbes; akin to Greek peleia dove, pigeon, Latin pallēre to be pale