noun, masculine/kolmeˈnaɾ/plural: colmenares
apiary (a place where beehives are kept)
Synonyms: apiario
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱélh₂m̥ Proto-Celtic *kolmos Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Celtic *-īnos Proto-Celtic *kolmēnā Hispano-Celticbor.? Vulgar Latin *colmēna Old Spanish colmena Spanish colmena Spanish -ar Spanish colmenar From colmena + -ar.