Corona
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Coronas
Etymology: All ultimately from Latin corōna (“crown”).
* (Corona, California): From Spanish corona (“crown, wreath”), chosen to play upon a unique feature of the city, the one-mile diameter drive that circled the center of the town.
* (Corona, New Mexico):
* (Corona, South Dakota): May be a transfer from Corona, Queens.
* (Corona, Queens): One theory is that it was renamed by music producer Benjamin W. Hitchcock, a developer who renamed the area in 1872 and sold off land for residential development. Another theory is that real estate developer Thomas Waite Howard, who became the first postmaster in 1872, petitioned to have the post office name changed to Corona in 1870, suggesting that it was the “crown of Queens County”. A third theory is that it is derived from the crown used as an emblem by the Crown Building Company, which is said to have developed the area. The Italian immigrants who moved into the new housing stock referred to the neighborhood by Italian corona or Spanish corona (“crown”).
* (surname): 1. From Spanish corona and Italian corona (“crown”), perhaps applied as a habitational name for someone who lived in a house with this sign, or as a nickname for someone who had a tonsure in fulfillment of a religious vow or who had influence and power. 2. From Italian Corona, a female given name, of the same derivation.
* (given name): From Late Latin Corōna, meaning “crown”.
* (beer): From Spanish corona (“crown”).
* (coronavirus): Clipping of coronavirus, from corona + virus.
* (cigar): From Spanish La Corona (literally “The Crown”), the name of a brand.
Senses: examples: text: He ordered two Coronas at the bar.
text: Mom was concerned because I was upset but I wanted to be alone. I went to the kitchen to grab a Corona and a lime and went up to my room. […] The Corona was finished fast so I went down stairs to grab another one. Mom saw me grab another but she didn't say anything.
ref: 2001, Paul Laska, “Hanging Up for Good”, in Four Years, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 255:
text: Intimidated by Scott’s swan dives, Lewis chose to underwhelm the poolside panel with a different approach. He grabbed a Corona, jumped horizontally over the pool, crooked his elbow and looked as nonchalantly as one can when flying out over the water.
ref: 2011 August 5, Melissa Bell, “‘Leisure Dive,’ the latest in online photography pranks”, in The Washington Post:
text: Being stressed that first six months of learning to teach, I would often stop half way and have a Corona at a gas station. It was my reward for making it through another day. It took the anxiety off my nerves just long enough to refocus the balance of the day.
ref: 2012, Daniel Bonnell, “Corona Landscapes”, in Shadow Lessons: The Unexpected Journey of an Inner City Art Teacher, Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, →ISBN, page 17:
glosses: A pale lager beer produced by Mexican brewery Grupo Modelo, commonly served with a wedge of lime or lemon in the neck of the bottle.
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of corona (“a coronavirus, especially SARS-CoV-2”).
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of corona (“a disease caused by a coronavirus, especially COVID-19”).
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of corona (“a long, straight-sided cigar with a blunt, rounded end”).