palombino

noun

pa·​lom·​bi·​no

ˌpäləmˈbē(ˌ)nō,

ˌpal-

plural -s

: a light gray Italian marble

Word History

Etymology

Italian, literally, of or like a dove, from Latin palumbinus, from palumba, palumbes dove + -inus -ine

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