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pigeon meaning in Spanish

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pigeon [pigeons] (bird of the dove and pigeon family Columbidae, see also: dove)
noun
[UK: ˈpɪ.dʒən]
[US: ˈpɪ.dʒən]

palomanoun
{f}
My father keeps pigeons. = Mi padre cría palomas.

palomonoun
{m}

pichónnoun
{m}
The pigeon coos. = El pichón pipía.

pigeon loft (housing for pigeons)
noun

palomarnoun
{m}

pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan plant)
noun

frijol de palonoun
{m}

guandúnoun
{m}

quinchonchonoun
{m}

pigeonhole [pigeonholes] (one of an array of compartments for mail)
noun
[UK: ˈpɪ.dʒən.həʊl]
[US: ˈpɪ.dʒənhoʊl]

casillanoun
{f}

casilleronoun
{m}

pigeonhole [pigeonholed, pigeonholing, pigeonholes] (to categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc)
verb
[UK: ˈpɪ.dʒən.həʊl]
[US: ˈpɪ.dʒənhoʊl]

encasillarverb

carrier pigeon noun
[UK: ˈkæ.rɪə(r) ˈpɪ.dʒən]
[US: ˈkæ.riər ˈpɪ.dʒən]

paloma mensajeranoun

homing pigeon [homing pigeons] (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct)
noun
[UK: ˈhəʊ.mɪŋ.ˈpɪ.dʒɪn]
[US: ˈhəʊ.mɪŋ.ˈpɪ.dʒɪn]

paloma mensajeranoun
{f}

passenger pigeon (an extinct bird of the species Ectopistes migratorius)
noun
[UK: ˈpæ.sɪn.dʒə(r) ˈpɪ.dʒən]
[US: ˈpæ.sən.dʒər ˈpɪ.dʒən]

paloma migratorianoun
{f}

rock pigeon [rock pigeons] (chestnut-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa rufipennis)
noun
[UK: rɒk ˈpɪ.dʒən]
[US: ˈrɑːk ˈpɪ.dʒən]

paloma roquera alirrufanoun
{f}

rock pigeon [rock pigeons] (speckled pigeon, Columba guinea)
noun
[UK: rɒk ˈpɪ.dʒən]
[US: ˈrɑːk ˈpɪ.dʒən]

paloma de Guineanoun
{f}

rock pigeon [rock pigeons] (white-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis)
noun
[UK: rɒk ˈpɪ.dʒən]
[US: ˈrɑːk ˈpɪ.dʒən]

paloma roquera aliblancanoun
{f}

tooth-billed pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris)
noun

paloma manumeanoun
{f}

wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
noun
[UK: wʊd ˈpɪ.dʒən]
[US: ˈwʊd ˈpɪ.dʒən]

paloma torcaznoun
{f}

torcaznoun
{f}