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Paloma

American  
[puh-loh-muh] / pəˈloʊ mə /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Others might recall her smokey vocals in the song “Mal Hombre,” as featured in Guillermo del Toro’s “Cabinet of Curiosities” — or in the final season of Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” which featured her heart-wrenching cover of the traditional Mexican huapango “Cucurrucucú Paloma.”

From Los Angeles Times

“He already has someone else to watch Paloma.”

From Literature

“That was supposed to be my summer job. Taking care of Paloma, remember? His fluffy white cat? I was going to feed her twice a day, clean the litter boxes, play with the laser pointer, whatever.”

From Literature

Paloma, the laziest cat on earth, eyes us suspiciously from her velvet tower but doesn’t lift her head.

From Literature

Mom pauses, her eyes stuck on the closed blinds behind Paloma’s cat tower.

From Literature