salomónica

noun

sa·​lo·​mó·​ni·​ca

ˌsaləˈmänə̇kə

plural -s

: a twisted architectural column

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from feminine of salomónico of Solomon (in the Bible), from Salomón Solomon + -ico -ic; from the belief that a similar column in St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome came from Solomon's temple

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