lo·ma I. \ˈlōmə\noun (-s) Etymology: Spanish, from lomo loin, back of an animal, from Latin lumbus loin — more at loin chiefly Southwest: a broad-topped hill II. noun (plurallomaorlomas) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a.: a people of the border regions of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Republic of Guinea b.: a member of such people 2.: a Mande language of the Loma people